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February 2002, Week 4

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Re: It seems a bit presumptuous ...
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Tom of Bunyon <[log in to unmask]>
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Tom of Bunyon <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 23 Feb 2002 22:02:15 -0600
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"wman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
news:Xns91BCE767E4600xx@62.253.162.103...
> "Johnson, Tracy" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in
> news:[log in to unmask]:
>
> > If you play it forward, ... it will install Windows/XP ...
> >
> > Tracy Johnson
>
> The old SET BUGS=OFF in autoexec.bat still works though... I also tried
> SET ASTONISHGLYHIDEOUSCOLORSCHEME=OFF (and for the UK version SET
> ASTONISHGLYHIDEOUSCOLOURSCHEME="NO THANK YOU") but that didn't work <sigh>
> I had to use  the "My Personal Ergonomic Profile Identification Settings
> (aka PEPIS)" and set the "Personal Visual Representation of This Computer"
> (aka PVRTC)" property objectivelet to "Normal".
>
> Windows eh... <shrug>

There's a site about hidden stuff like this. These things are called "Easter
Eggs".


Best one so far is the ersatz Flight Simulator embedded in Excel 97.

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