like that one huh? Lets just say I was inspired by the film "lord of the rings" Technomage Jason Poulter wrote: > > sweet!! thats great!! > > proudhawk@uswestmail.net wrote: > > > 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.'" -- I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own - No. 6