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Giving me ToTSE vibes, the ‘better living through chemistry’ subforum and anarchist cookbook really unlocked my young mind back in the day. Anyone else go on T

• Citizen8396 2y ago
  Read, Know, Do
• kotaKat 2y ago
  I remember when everyone was going crazy for the 'service mode' hack on vending machines that only let you see sales when they were locked shut... something something Bad Ideas forum.
  • sizzle 2y ago
    I thought it let you change the price of an item lower or get free dispenses? I remember reading that! It got me interested in the code for machines and how to exploit hardware. Really good for my budding mind and future career in tech.
    • kotaKat 2y ago
      Only if the door were open. The 4-2-3-1, when locked, only displayed sales data. You had to pop the T-handle open and push another button to go into Service Programming to actually set prices with the front-panel buttons. At the same time, all my local vending machines were dispensing with the old tubular locks - they all went to funky keyless remotes to unlock machines.