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''"Compy" redirects here.'' ''For the company, see [[Compy, Inc.]].''

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A spectacle of graphics and sound.

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The Compy 386 logo.

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The '''Compy 386''' was [[Strong Bad]]'s second computer, and in his words, "[[Strong Bad's Technology|a spectacle of graphics and sound]]." He used this machine to answer his emails after the [[Tandy 400]] was thrown out at the beginning of [[invisibility]]. This machine was built by [[Compy, Inc.]] and seemed to have [[couch patch|something against The Cheat]]. Strong Bad checked 78 emails on the Compy, more than double the number of emails he checked on the Tandy. If seen [[File:compy 386 side view.png|from the side]] or from the far front, it is noticable that the keyboard is wireless even though all other features of the computer are of lesser technology. Every Compy 386 email had [[Easter egg|Easter eggs]], with the exception of [[lures & jigs]], which didn't have any when first released, but had some added to it later.

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* [#Commands 2 Commands]
* [#Programs 3 Programs]
* [#The_Real_Computer 4 The Real Computer]
* [#Fun_Facts 5 Fun Facts]
* [#Variations 6 Variations]
* [#Appearances_outside_Compy-era_Emails 7 Appearances outside Compy-era Emails]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Quick Facts </span> ==

'''Debut:''' [[invisibility]]

'''Interactive Feature:''' Click on the wheels on the bottom of the computer repeatedly to change the screen contrast gradually from black to blue and then back to black again. There are 18 levels of contrast.

'''Virus Death:''' Damaged by [[Bubs's Shotgun|Bubs's shotgun]] after being infected by 423,827 [[The Virus|viruses]] in the email "[[virus]]." [[Bubs]] later sold it to [[Homestar Runner]] as seen in the [[Broken Compy Menu]]. Strong Bad replaced the Compy with the [[Lappy 486]].

'''Retirement Death:''' The damaged Compy later appeared with the Tandy in [[retirement]], lappynapping the Lappy 486 in order to check one last email. It was killed and presumably fully destroyed when it was eaten by [[Strong Mad]]. Its ghost lives on.

'''Font:''' [[Fonts|Commodore 64]]

'''Error Screen:''' The Compy had a blue [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|Flagrant System Error]] screen that appeared when it encountered a major problem. Resembling the [[Windows 9x|Windows '9X]] famous [[Blue Screen of Death|Blue Screen Of Death]], it gave Strong Bad some vague information as to what went wrong. This screen first appeared in "[[50 emails]]" when [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]'s many failed attempts to [[DELETED|delete]] an email crashed the system. It later appeared in "[[virus]]" after Strong Bad learned that the Compy was infected with 423,827 [[The Virus|viruses]].

'''Emails checked on the computer:''' 81

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Commands </span> ==

* '''dir/p''' — a DOS command used to list all the files in a directory
* '''run'''
* '''DELETED!'''
* '''faq.txt'''

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Programs </span> ==

The programs Strong Bad used on the Compy 386, most of which were started by typing the filename only after the prompt. Most end in ".exe". Some programs are also run by typing "run" with the filename in quotes, like the [[Tandy 400]]. In the latter case, the file usually doesn't end in an extension.

* '''strongbad_email.exe''' — Used in emails 41-118, with the exceptions of email 78 ([[anything]]), which Homestar answers (see below), and email 87 ([[mile]]), which The Cheat answers. Also used in 159 ([[retirement]]).
* '''Message [[Thyme]]''' ([[marzipan]]) — An IM similar to [[AIM (software)|AOL Instant Messenger]].
* '''[[take-a-break.exe]]''' ([[huttah!]]) — A relaxing animated beach scene.
* '''spellchecka.exe''' ([[autobiography]]) — Checks the [[Poorly Written Emails|spelling]] of the email Strong Bad is reading.
* '''print_of_it.exe''' ([[autobiography]]) — Prints out the email Strong Bad is reading.
* '''M4RZ1P4N''', '''bu-hubs''', '''undabite''', '''no-neck''', '''dacheese''', '''mr.smith''' ([[big white face]]) — Brings up pixelated pictures of [[Marzipan]], [[Bubs]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]], and [[The Poopsmith]] respectively. Each of these is run by typing '''run "[name]"'''.
* '''[[b/w]]''' ([[big white face]]) — It converts the monitor to a black-and-white [[Macintosh]] display. It is run by typing '''run "b/w"'''.
* '''fightsong''' ([[mascot]]) — It plays the [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] fight song. It is run by typing '''run "fightsong"'''.
* '''sb_enail.com''' ([[anything]]) — It is entered by Homestar Runner who actually uses this command to check Strong Bad's email.
* '''[[Extra Real Dating Sim XR|hsramerdsxr.exe]]''' ([[date]]) — It is a dating simulator, and is run by typing '''run "hsramerdsxr.exe"'''.
* '''print out million dollar bill, please.exe''' ([[couch patch]]) — The computer prints out an [[ASCII art]] million dollar bill.
* '''[[Peasant's Quest]]''' ([[for kids]]) — Self-explanatory.
* '''[[Edgar|edgarware.exe]]''' ([[virus]]) — This runs Edgarware virus scanner.
* '''strongbad_eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee_windows98desktoptheme''' ([[April Fool 2014]]) — It displays a Windows 98 desktop with [[Strong Bad Desktop Theme|Strong Bad's desktop theme]].

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== <span class="mw-headline"> The Real Computer </span> ==

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The Compy (or at least an Apple II monitor and a Dell keyboard) appearing in [[Puppet Time]].

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Like the Tandy 400, this was an almost-reference to a real computer. There was a [[Intel 80386|386 processor]] made by [[Intel]], which was very popular in its day, but there was no company called "Compy" that made a 386 version of their computer. The "386" logo in "[[invisibility]]" is most likely a reference to the [[IBM]] logo. The blue startup screen is a reference to the [[IBM Personal Computer XT|IBM PC-XT]], which ran [[DOS]] like the Compy 386, but did not actually have a 80386 CPU.

The design of the computer itself seems to be a take on the old [[Compaq]] Deskpro 386, which has a similar monitor and keyboard. It also seems to spoof the [[IBM Personal System/2|IBM Personal System/2 Model 25]] due to its generation and that the PC is integrated with the monitor. However, the monitor in the [[Puppet Time]] movie is an old [[Apple II family|Apple]] II monitor. The keyboard is a recent model of the [[Dell, Inc.|Dell]] QuietKey keyboard that came with earlier Dell computers.

Interestingly, both the exploded Compy 386 and [[Tandy 400]] contain identical gears and fans, despite being built by different manufacturers and being different generations of computers.

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== <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span> ==

* The hole in it has been greatly downsized between [[virus]] and [[retirement]]. This is so they could fit an email on the screen.
* According to Strong Bad in [[Baddest of the Bands|Baddest Of The Bands]], the Compy came with a free album entitled "Left-Shift Alt Delete".
* When the back button appears on the Compy 386 screen at the end of all emails from [[invisibility]] to [[2 emails]], the clickable area extends to the left significantly further than the word "back", off the left side of the screen itself.
* Strong Bad was emotionally distraught after the Compy was shotgunned; however, he seemed to have no problem destroying it in [[retirement]].
* In April Fools' 2014, the Compy 386 used the [[Fonts|Commodore 64 Pixelized]] font.

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== <span class="mw-headline">Variations</span> ==

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Compy 386 Version 1.5 Screen logo from [[invisibility]].

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Flagrant System Error

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Side view seen in [[fingers]] (with his "fingers" edited out)

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The Compy appearing in [[Powered by The Cheat]] form in [[mile]], under the name "Compa".

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Slightly Shotgunned

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Automatic hole-formatting

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Restored as a ghost, with a [[Bad Graphics Ghost|dancing skeleton]]

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== <span class="mw-headline">Appearances outside [[Category:Compy 386 Emails|Compy-era Emails]]</span> ==

* [[Arcade Game]]
* [[Puppet Time]]
* [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
* [[Decemberween in July]]
* Email [[geddup noise]]
* Email [[retirement]]
* Email [[the paper]]
* [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw|The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]]
* Email [[hremail 3184]]
* [[Loading Screens]]
* [[April Fools' 2014]]

The following Compy 386 emails are only available on [[strongbad email.exe]] [[strongbad email.exe Disc One|Disc One]] and [[strongbad email.exe Disc Four|Disc Four]] respectively and are outside the normal numbering scheme:

* [[Videro Games]]
* [[Family Resemblence]]

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