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Tiny startup rituals

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ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION
Power strip on, monitor first, drive second, computer last. Then I type a directory command even when I already know what is on the disk.

Apparently I need the machine to prove it is itself before we begin.
REPLY #1
Rewind the tape to zero, even if I am loading from disk. The counter should not be left at 347.
REPLY #2
Border color poke. If the screen goes orange, the session is officially open.

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