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Could my Windows 98 computer be getting too old?
Could my Windows 98 computer be getting too old?
I just had a reminder pop up on my screen telling me to start packing for the Woodstock Music Festival which starts on August 15, 1969. - Woodstock Survivor - |
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Could my Windows 98 computer be getting too old?
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Could my Windows 98 computer be getting too old?
In message , Jerome Tews
writes: On Sat, 19 May 2018 00:07:38 +0700, JJ wrote: On Fri, 18 May 2018 05:07:47 -0500, ver wrote: Could my Windows 98 computer be getting too old? I just had a reminder pop up on my screen telling me to start packing for the Woodstock Music Festival which starts on August 15, 1969. - Woodstock Survivor - Was it even Windows that gave the notification? Cause I don't remember any built in Windows application which relates to Woodstock. Years ago, I read an article about some programmers from software manufacturers putting secret code messages in software, which will pop up on someones screen randomly. Yes, just another variation of the "Easter egg" idea. A Microsoft programmer could have been playing around and added that message which would have been made to be viewed somewhere before the Woodstock 30th anniversary. (Aug 30, 1999). Whatever triggers these to pop up could be anything, and they could pop up at anytime. I'm not saying this is the case, but it's possible. If they can add a virus to software, it's probably a lot easier to add some harmless silly text file popup. I also recall a screensaver in either Windows 95, 98, or XP, which allowed putting any text on the screen as a screen saver. Maybe someone was playing with that saver. One of the basic 'savers that came with the OS - I think it was called "Marquee" - let you do that. Though others picked random texts from a longer list; I remember one which interspersed random quotes with the time in varying formats (such as "just before quarter to three"). Just a thought. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Don't play "stupid" with me... I'm better at it. |
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