nowshining
September 12th, 2007, 08:15 PM
I'm a member of techrepubic and these just came into my email this morning and they look like interesting reads, In other words I'd like to share these articles with you. :)
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Looking back at Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 Easter Eggs
If you’ve been using Windows for a while, chances are that you’ve heard that the developers of the various Windows versions had hidden Easter Eggs inside the operating systems. As you know, an Easter Egg is a small program that is hidden deep inside of an application and is designed by the application’s developers as a way of displaying their names—very similar to the credits that you see at the end of a movie. While the practice has long since been forbidden, back in their heyday, Microsoft’s developers created some really elaborate Easter Eggs.
In this gallery, I’ll show you the Easter Eggs that they embedded into the Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-163035.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Word 95, 97 and 2000
If you’ve been using computers for a long time, you know what the term Easter Egg means when related to software. An Easter Egg is a small program that is hidden deep inside of an application and is designed by the application’s developers as a way of displaying their names—very similar to the credits that you see at the end of a movie. However, uncovering the Easter Egg is tricky as it almost always involves performing a series of very intricate and non-intuitive steps.
The increase in the prevalence of malware led to the notion that undocumented code embedded into a major application could be used to compromise sensitive or confidential data. In fact, many companies and government offices forbid the use of software containing Easter Eggs for security reasons. As such, Microsoft now officially bans the practice embedding Easter Eggs in their software as part of their Trustworthy Computing initiative.
However, in their heyday, Microsoft’s developers created some really elaborate Easter Eggs. In this gallery, I’ll show you the Easter Eggs that they embedded into Word 95, 97, and 2000.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-160791.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Looking back at Microsoft Outlook Easter Eggs
If you’ve been using computers for a long time, you know that an Easter Egg is a small program that is hidden deep inside of an application and is designed by the application’s developers as a way of displaying their names—very similar to the credits that you see at the end of a movie. However, uncovering the Easter Egg is tricky as it almost always involves performing a series of very intricate and non-intuitive steps.
Because of the increase in malware, Microsoft now officially bans the practice embedding Easter Eggs in their software as part of their Trustworthy Computing initiative. However, in their heyday, Microsoft’s developers created some really elaborate Easter Eggs. In this gallery, I’ll show you the Easter Eggs that they embedded into the Office versions of Outlook 97 and Outlook 2000.
In case you may be wondering, Office 95 did not include a version of Outlook since Windows 95 already came with an email client called Microsoft Exchange, which did not have an Easter Egg. Now, there was an Outlook 98 that was released as a free download upgrade for Outlook 97 but it was completely impendent of Microsoft Office and I no longer have a copy. However, from what I remember, its Easter Egg was identical to the one in Outlook 97.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-161976.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Dinosaur Sightings: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to Vista
Ever since the dawn of the Windows operating system, Microsoft has used Splash Screens as a means of distracting us while the operating system is loading. In addition to their entertainment value, the Windows splash screens typically provide us with some sort of feedback on the progress of the sometimes lengthy startup process.
In this gallery, you’ll be able to browse through all the splash screens from Windows 1.01 to Windows Vista.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-61343.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1980-1983
The 1980s was a decade when cool cops patrolled the streets of Miami and Reaganomics drove US fiscal policy. It was also the decade when PCs went mainstream. This gallery showcases several 1980-1983 machines from Steven Stengel‘s vintage computer collection. Steven has graciously allowed us to republish his photos and descriptions. You can find a much more detailed description of each machine and additional photos of Steven‘s collection on his Web site oldcomputers.net.
Similar in appearance to the IBM 5100 from five years earlier in 1975, the Hewlett-Packard HP-85 is an all-in-one portable computer system with a built-in keyboard, 5" screen, thermal printer, tape storage unit, and the BASIC programming language.
Reprinted with permission from
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-895.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Take a tour of Microsoft Fargo
Microsoft's Fargo campus was opened and occupied in 1999. This was originally the site of Great Plains Software, which existed since the early '80s. To date, Microsoft Fargo is the second largest field campus — Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus is the largest field campus.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1035_11-158886.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Looking back at Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 Easter Eggs
If you’ve been using Windows for a while, chances are that you’ve heard that the developers of the various Windows versions had hidden Easter Eggs inside the operating systems. As you know, an Easter Egg is a small program that is hidden deep inside of an application and is designed by the application’s developers as a way of displaying their names—very similar to the credits that you see at the end of a movie. While the practice has long since been forbidden, back in their heyday, Microsoft’s developers created some really elaborate Easter Eggs.
In this gallery, I’ll show you the Easter Eggs that they embedded into the Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-163035.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Word 95, 97 and 2000
If you’ve been using computers for a long time, you know what the term Easter Egg means when related to software. An Easter Egg is a small program that is hidden deep inside of an application and is designed by the application’s developers as a way of displaying their names—very similar to the credits that you see at the end of a movie. However, uncovering the Easter Egg is tricky as it almost always involves performing a series of very intricate and non-intuitive steps.
The increase in the prevalence of malware led to the notion that undocumented code embedded into a major application could be used to compromise sensitive or confidential data. In fact, many companies and government offices forbid the use of software containing Easter Eggs for security reasons. As such, Microsoft now officially bans the practice embedding Easter Eggs in their software as part of their Trustworthy Computing initiative.
However, in their heyday, Microsoft’s developers created some really elaborate Easter Eggs. In this gallery, I’ll show you the Easter Eggs that they embedded into Word 95, 97, and 2000.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-160791.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Looking back at Microsoft Outlook Easter Eggs
If you’ve been using computers for a long time, you know that an Easter Egg is a small program that is hidden deep inside of an application and is designed by the application’s developers as a way of displaying their names—very similar to the credits that you see at the end of a movie. However, uncovering the Easter Egg is tricky as it almost always involves performing a series of very intricate and non-intuitive steps.
Because of the increase in malware, Microsoft now officially bans the practice embedding Easter Eggs in their software as part of their Trustworthy Computing initiative. However, in their heyday, Microsoft’s developers created some really elaborate Easter Eggs. In this gallery, I’ll show you the Easter Eggs that they embedded into the Office versions of Outlook 97 and Outlook 2000.
In case you may be wondering, Office 95 did not include a version of Outlook since Windows 95 already came with an email client called Microsoft Exchange, which did not have an Easter Egg. Now, there was an Outlook 98 that was released as a free download upgrade for Outlook 97 but it was completely impendent of Microsoft Office and I no longer have a copy. However, from what I remember, its Easter Egg was identical to the one in Outlook 97.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-161976.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Dinosaur Sightings: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to Vista
Ever since the dawn of the Windows operating system, Microsoft has used Splash Screens as a means of distracting us while the operating system is loading. In addition to their entertainment value, the Windows splash screens typically provide us with some sort of feedback on the progress of the sometimes lengthy startup process.
In this gallery, you’ll be able to browse through all the splash screens from Windows 1.01 to Windows Vista.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-61343.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1980-1983
The 1980s was a decade when cool cops patrolled the streets of Miami and Reaganomics drove US fiscal policy. It was also the decade when PCs went mainstream. This gallery showcases several 1980-1983 machines from Steven Stengel‘s vintage computer collection. Steven has graciously allowed us to republish his photos and descriptions. You can find a much more detailed description of each machine and additional photos of Steven‘s collection on his Web site oldcomputers.net.
Similar in appearance to the IBM 5100 from five years earlier in 1975, the Hewlett-Packard HP-85 is an all-in-one portable computer system with a built-in keyboard, 5" screen, thermal printer, tape storage unit, and the BASIC programming language.
Reprinted with permission from
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-895.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207
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Take a tour of Microsoft Fargo
Microsoft's Fargo campus was opened and occupied in 1999. This was originally the site of Great Plains Software, which existed since the early '80s. To date, Microsoft Fargo is the second largest field campus — Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus is the largest field campus.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1035_11-158886.html?tag=nl.e099.dl091207