The OS

[Condon Thomas A KPWA]

Recently one of my friends, a computer wizard, paid me a visit. I
mentioned that I had recently installed Windows on my PC, told him how
happy I was with this operating system and showed him the Windows CD. To
my astonishment and distress he threw it into my micro-wave oven and
turned it on.

I was 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 and it seemed to have become
thicker and heavier than before. At first I could not see anything, but
on the inner edge of the central hole I saw an inscription, in lines
finer than anything I have ever seen before. The inscription shone
piercingly bright, and yet remote, as if out of a great depth.

4F6E65204F5320746F2072756C65207468656D20616C6C2C204F6E65204F5320746F
2066696E64207468656D2C0D0A4F6E65204F5320746F206272696E67207468656D20
616C6C20616E6420696E20746865206461726B6E6573732062696E64207468656D

"I cannot read 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."




In Harmony's Way and In A Chord,

Tom  ;-})

Tom Condon
Registered Linux User #154358
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