> > Recently one of my friends, a computer wizard, paid me a visit. As we > were talking I mentioned that I had recently installed Windows XP on my > PC. I told him how happy I was with this operating system and showed > him the Windows XP CD. To my surprise he threw it into my microwave > oven and turned it on. 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 an inscription, an inscription > finer than anything I had ever seen before. The inscription shone > piercingly bright, and yet remote, as if out of a great depth: > > 12413AEB2ED4FA5E6F7D78E78 > BEDE820945092OF923A40EElOE5IOCC98D444AA08E324. > > 'I cannot understand the fiery letters,' I said in a timid voice. > > '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. It > is only two lines from a verse long known in System lore: > > "Three OS's from corporate kings in their towers of glass, > Seven from valley lords where orchards used to grow, > Nine from dotcoms doomed to die, > One from the Dark Lord Gates on his dark throne > In the Land of Redmond where the Shadows lie. > > One OS to rule them all, > One OS to find them, > One OS to bring them all > And in the darkness bind them, > In the Land of Redmond where the Shadows lie." '
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