> On Thu, 20 Aug 1998, Kaiser, Kurt wrote:
>
> > Dick, from the latest embedded muse:
> > _____________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> > Recently one of my friends, a computer wizard, paid me a visit. As we
> > were
> > talking I mentioned that I had recently installed Windows 98 on my PC, I
> > told him how happy I was with this operating system and showed him the
> > Windows 98 CD. Too my surprise he threw it into my micro-wave oven and
> > turned on the oven. Instantly I got very upset, because the CD had
> > become
> > precious to me, but he said: 'Do not worry, it is unharmed.' After a few
> > minutes he took the CD out, gave it to me and said: 'Take a close look
> > at
> > it.' To my surprise the CD was quite cold to hold and it seemed to be
> > heavier than before. At first I could not see anything, but on the inner
> > edge of the central hole I saw a inscription, an inscription finer than
> > anything I have ever seen before. The inscription shone piercingly
> > bright,
> > and yet remote, as if out of a great depth:
> >
> > 4C696E75792052756C65730A0D4241434B20544F20574F524B204469636B0A0D
^^
typo: 78 (just checked my microwaved CD again ;^))
> > 'I cannot understand the fiery letters,' I said. 'No but I can,' he
> > said.
> > 'The letters are Hex, of an ancient mode, but the language is that of
> > Microsoft, which I shall not utter here. But in common English this is
> > what
> > it says:
> >
> > One OS to rule them all,
> > One OS to find them,
> > One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
> >
>
> Yes, I'll send it to the linux-kernel group <grin>....
>
> Cheers,
> DJ
> Richard B. Johnson
> Project Engineer
> Analogic Corporation
> Penguin : Linux version 2.1.108 on an i586 machine (166.36 BogoMips).
> Warning : It's hard to stay on the trailing edge of technology.
> MS-DOS : Program Loader
> Unix : Angry Operating System
> VAX/VMS : Obsolete Operating System
> Linux : Engineering tool
> Windows : Typewriter
>
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