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  Original ACHTUNG Computer Lab Humor by Bill Degnan - 02/25/2025 23:58
Here is the original wording of the computer lab humor "keep off" message, ACHTUNG, found in computer labs throughout the later 1960s and 1970s. This print is dated 1967 and is the oldest-known original printed version.



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