Talk:chuntey

Etymology

I've decided to add this entry because the word surprisingly made it into The Guardian recently (albeit as a mention).

It was coined on the comp.sys.sinclair newsgroup probably around the year 2000. Quoting a 2019 post by Matt Rudge on the subject [1]: "According to the WoS version of the Folklore FAQ, it was Paul Haine who accidentally misspelled "chutney", and Alan Maxwell who came up with the definition, to wit: In the words of the Llama-Waxer himself, "Spectrums have the one true chuntey, the uber-chuntey if you will. Other 8-bit machines had similar problems, but paled in comparison to the Speccy chuntey. Machines such as the CBM64 and the CPC had what scientists refer to as pseudo-chuntey. PCs have chuntey-related issues that have descended from these but are not quite the same - in essence, PCs are affected by neo-chuntey."

Equinox ◑ 23:16, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Urban Dictionary

Quite a good definition from Urban Dictionary (for once!): "The mystical field surrounding a 1980s home computer, mainly the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, that must not be disturbed whilst the computer is loading software from audio cassette tapes. Some people performed highly sophisticated rituals to prevent loading errors, and others were convinced that games would not load properly if their mum asked them if they wanted a cup of tea whilst loading." Equinox ◑ 23:16, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Indeed, especially the bit about the tea. I'm surprised you didn't include that in your own definition. --Vealhurl (talk) 14:40, 26 November 2019 (UTC)