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Windows 95's secret:


Recently one of my friends, a computer wizard, payed me a visit. As we were talking I mentioned having recently installed Windows 95 on my PC and that I am very happy with this operating system. I also showed him the Windows 95 CD, to 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 then on the inner edge of the central hole I saw an 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:

4F6E65204F5320746F2072756C65207468656D20616C6C2C204F6E65204F5320746 F2066696E64207468656D2CDA4F6E65204F5320746F206272696E67207468656D20 616C6C20616E6420696E20746865206461726B6E6573732062696E64207468656D

'I cannot understand the fiery letters,' I said. 'No', he said 'but I can. 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.


Warning:   Do not try this at home!
Credits:

  Thanks to J.R.R. Tolkien and Bill Gates.
Special thanks to Larry Wells for providing ascii-codes.
Additional thanks to Finn Agerkvist for assembling this page.

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