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The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Various
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program counters flying through multiple dimensions with exotic
topologies. Sadly, the Befunge home page has vanished, but a Befunge
version of the [1219]hello world program is at
[1220]http://www.catseye.mb.ca/esoteric/befunge.html.
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beige toaster n.

A Macintosh. See [1224]toaster; compare [1225]Macintrash,
[1226]maggotbox.
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bells and whistles n.

[common] Features added to a program or system to make it more
[1230]flavorful from a hacker's point of view, without necessarily
adding to its utility for its primary function. Distinguished from
[1231]chrome, which is intended to attract users. "Now that we've got
the basic program working, let's go back and add some bells and
whistles." No one seems to know what distinguishes a bell from a
whistle. The recognized emphatic form is "bells, whistles, and gongs".

It used to be thought that this term derived from the toyboxes on
theater organs. However, the "and gongs" strongly suggests a different
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