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  Lord of the OS

   • g*****o@k****.****t.net
     23/04/1996 00:00:000 UTC

     Here is a cute piece of e-mail I got today;

     Subject: Fwd: Balrogs in your OS?

     Status: RO

     Recently one of my friends, a computer wizard, payed me a visit.

     As we were talking I mentioned that I had recently installed

     Windows 95 on my PC, I told him how happy I was with this operating

     system and showed him the Windows 95 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:

     12413AEB2ED4FA5E6F7D78E78BEDE8209450920F923A40EE10E510CC98D444AA08E1324

     '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

     --Glen

     "I am the Sacred Keeper of the OS/2 Operating System...you cannot pass!
     Go

     back to your dark creators Balrog of Microsoft."

       • a****4@f******.********n.ca
         23/04/1996 00:00:000 UTC

         Glen (g*****o@k****.****t.net) writes:

         > Here is a cute piece of e-mail I got today;

         > One OS to rule them all, One OS to find them,

         > One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

         Good story!

         ttyl

         Farrell

         Team OS/2

         Team Linux

         ---

         "If they ban guns, how will we shoot Bill Gates?!?!" - R.G.L.

            • g*****o@k****.****t.net
              25/04/1996 00:00:000 UTC

              Farrell McGovern (a****4@F******.********n.CA) wrote:

              : Glen (g*****o@k****.****t.net) writes:

              : > Here is a cute piece of e-mail I got today;

              : >

              : > One OS to rule them all, One OS to find them,

              : > One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

              : Good story!

              I thought it was cute. The next time we have a barbucue, we'll
              test it to

              see if it's true. :)

              --Glen