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Subject: Re: Off-topic : Found Win 98 code :)

Author: Michel Chassey

Date: 19:39:36 02/28/00

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On February 28, 2000 at 16:52:43, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On February 28, 2000 at 16:17:39, Michel Chassey wrote:
>
>> /*
>>     TOP SECRET Microsoft(c)  Code
>>     Project: Chicago(tm)
>>     Projected release-date: MAY 1998
>>    $History$
>> */
>>
>> #include "win31.h"
>> #include "win95.h"
>> #include "evenmore.h"
>> #include "oldstuff.h"
>> #include "billrulz.h"
>> #define INSTALL = HARD
>>
>> char make_prog_look_big[1600000];
>>
>> void main()
>> {
>>     while(!CRASHED)
>>     {
>>         display_copyright_message();
>>         display_bill_rules_message();
>>         do_nothing_loop();
>>         if (first_time_installation)
>>         {
>>             make_50_megabyte_swapfile();
>>             do_nothing_loop();
>>             totally_screw_up_HPFS_file_system();
>>
>>             search_and_destroy_the_rest_of_OS/2();
>>             hang_system();
>>         }
>>         write_something(anything);
>>         display_copyright_message();
>>         do_nothing_loop();
>>         do_some_stuff();
>>         if (still_not_crashed)
>>         {
>>             display_copyright_message();
>>             do_nothing_loop();
>>             basically_run_windows_3.1();
>>             do_nothing_loop();
>>             do_nothing_loop();
>>         }
>>     }
>>
>>     if (detect_cache())
>>         disable_cache();
>>
>>     if (fast_cpu())
>>     {
>>         set_wait_states(lots);
>>         set_mouse(speed, very_slow);
>>         set_mouse(action, jumpy);
>>         set_mouse(reaction, sometimes);
>>     }
>>
>>     /* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.11"); */
>>     /* printf("Welcome to Windows 95"); */
>>     printf("Welcome to Windows 98");
>>     if (system_ok())
>>          crash(to_dos_prompt);
>>     else
>>         system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp" O_CREATE);
>
>
>OK, I think that now I know what's wrong in W98. In the line above, there is a
>coma missing.
>
>Can you please insert a coma so that the line looks like:
>
>         system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp", O_CREATE);
>
>recompile everything, and try it?
>
>It should be much better. I'm not asking any money for this fix. I don't want to
>be responsible for MS future financial problems.
>
>:)
>
>
>    Christophe
>
>
>
>
>>     while(something)
>>     {
>>         sleep(5);
>>         get_user_input();
>>         sleep(5);
>>         act_on_user_input();
>>         sleep(5);
>>     }
>>     create_general_protection_fault();
>> }
Thanks Christophe, now could you please explain the
create_general_protection_fault() function ? If Windows has it, I won't
have to write one up in my program.
Incidently the above snipet was lifted from : http://protools.cjb.net/
More fun stuff where this came from.

Michel Chassey
Icq #34801616



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