Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!

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From: Jerry Shekhel
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 1995 19:10

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David Corn (dcorn@metronet.com) wrote:
: >
: >Try the same test on Excel for the Mac and guess what - now the
: >value magically morphs to ... 1.28!
:
: You've found either a bug or an easter egg, depending on your
: perspective.  Enter 1.40737488355327, for example, and you get exactly
: that in the dialog box and in the spreadsheet. 
:

My theory is that MS is using this as some kind of "Genuine Microsoft" stamp,
so that if anyone is illegally reusing their code, they can prove it
instantly.
--
Jerry J. Shekhel
jerry@cybercom.net

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Subject: Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!
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