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No fuzzy dice

Question: The Whirlwind computer was an innovative real-time computer developed at Lincoln Labs in the 1950s. Its staff were fond of hanging unusual objects on the computer. Which of the following was NOT hanging on the front of the Whirlwind?

  • a shrunken head
  • a hand grenade
  • werewolf mask



Answer: werewolf mask

Source: picture following page 160 of ‘Where Wizards Stay Up Late’ by Hafner and Lyon

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