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  1. #1
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    I thought was Apt

    Excerpt from alt.os.linux.security:

    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:

    12413AEB2ED4FA5E6F7D78E78BEDE820945092OF923A40EElOE5IOCC98D444AA08E324

    '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."
    [url]I got nothing/url]

    For clarity's sake, don't use "<ip address of hostname>" use the ACTUAL 32-bit numeric IP address of the machine.

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    isnt hex.

    Code:
    %4F%6E%65%20%4F%53%20%74%6F%20%72%75%6C%65%20%74%68%65%6D%20%61%6C%6C%2C%20%0D%0A
    %4F%6E%65%20%4F%53%20%74%6F%20%66%69%6E%64%20%74%68%65%6D%2C%20%0D%0A
    %4F%6E%65%20%4F%53%20%74%6F%20%62%72%69%6E%67%20%74%68%65%6D%20%61%6C%6C%20%0D%0A
    %61%6E%64%20%69%6E%20%74%68%65%20%64%61%72%6B%6E%65%73%73%20%62%69%6E%64%20%74%68%65%6D%2E%20%0D%0A
    I think.
    Last edited by Acronym BOY; 09-16-2002 at 11:51 PM.

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    Nor was hex invented by microsoft.
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    Originally posted by Alturus
    Nor was hex invented by microsoft.
    He didn't say it was...read it again:

    The letters are Hex,of an ancient mode, but the language is that of Microsoft

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    I've seen that before.

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    Acronym BOY, what he listed was hex

    hex values:
    0123456789abcdf

    http://www.ciscotrack.com/hex.html
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    Re: I thought was Apt

    Originally posted by MikeM
    Excerpt from alt.os.linux.security:

    12413AEB2ED4FA5E6F7D78E78BEDE820945092OF923A40EElOE5IOCC98D444AA08E324
    Technically it isn't Hex, as it has the letters 'l', 'I' and the letter 'O', which are not hex (base 16).
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    So if I microwave my win98 CD what will I see?
    DANG DANG! DANG!!™
    I know ***** ripped off everybody else, but they wouldn't do it to me.
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    Originally posted by ATST
    So if I microwave my win98 CD what will I see?
    "Win99 coming soon"?
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    Originally posted by ATST
    So if I microwave my win98 CD what will I see?
    Smoking debris? Another reason not to let Windows touch anything non-computer related.
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    I have a spare ( a few hundred ) AOL cds ... what happends if I put one of two of them in the microwave
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    I must of missed over those, I just gave it a quick look and it looked good.
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    Put 2 AOL cds in the microwave and they will mate, creating a lot of tiny MSBugs.
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    Originally posted by davidb
    Acronym BOY, what he listed was hex

    hex values:
    0123456789abcdf

    http://www.ciscotrack.com/hex.html
    I know what hex is and what he posted was not the correct hex of the ascii he posted, nor was it hex at all becuase it contained "l" as I already said. I know what hex is

    Secondly, what I did post is the correct hex of of the ASCII he posted.

    Not only was what he posted not the correct hex it wasnt even hex at all due to the fact it contained invalid characters. Maybe you should read the link you posted before you tell me what hex is and isnt. Something a little simpler might help:

    http://www.asciitable.com/

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    Ya know what? Does it matter? It was a joke, people...none of it is real.... so drop it already...fa christs sake... I thought it was pretty funny. The whole thing took liberties with reality...get over it and enjoy it for what it is, HUMOR!

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