As old as I can remeber. I knew this one was told about windows NT3.51, when it was brand new...
Ez. On Monday 19 January 2004 12:22, Ben-Nes Michael wrote: > ** if you try this for real, you may damage your microwave or disk *** > > 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: > > 12413AEB2ED4FA5E6F7D78E78BEDE820945092OF923A40EElOE5 IOCC98D444AA08EI324 "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.'" > > > And thus was born the Fellowship of the Ping..... > > -------------------------- > Canaan Surfing Ltd. > Internet Service Providers > Ben-Nes Michael - Manager > Tel: 972-4-6991122 > Fax: 972-4-6990098 > http://www.canaan.net.il > -------------------------- > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
