Wake Up! 16b: A 16-byte x86 program that actually wakes your monitor

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MaximilianEmel built a minimal x86 program that fits in 16 bytes and successfully wakes a monitor from sleep—a sharp demonstration of low-level hardware control and extreme code golfing. For makers interested in systems programming or retro computing, it's a useful reference for what's possible when you eliminate every unnecessary instruction.

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