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WHERE THE FUCK IS THE CURSOR? (pbs.twimg.com)

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not sure if it's still in use today, but the above description was 2008 through 2012. Msdos was used for "gun timing", which basically amounted to extreme precision when it came to opening or shutting some solenoid valves. The computer had a GPS input and a bunch of serial outputs, and a control line (also serial).

The control line sent instructions of which solenoid to open when, a time reference was determined by the GPS, and you can probably guess what the serial outputs were for.