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People have done some absolutely crazy things with Excel as well. To some people its like an OS.
by samfisher83 9y ago
People have done some absolutely crazy things with Excel as well. To some people its like an OS.
- sogen 9y agoWasn't there a flight simulator or a Doom a decade ago?
- khedoros1 9y agoExcel 97 had a sort of flight simulator. Excel 2000 had a car game. Earlier versions had other little easter eggs, but I think that Microsoft cracked down on them after Excel 2000.
- mikestew 9y agoTurns out the federal government to which Microsoft sells wondered, “if they’re sneaking in flight simulators and dungeons, what else are they sneaking in?” That’s the version I was told, anyway. That, and Easter eggs are another attack vector. How much of a security audit do you think those get?
- euyyn 9y agoExcel had a flight simulator as an easter egg, but it wasn't written in Excel formulas or VBA :)
- wolfgke 9y agoIndeed - some people have implemented games in it: http://mashable.com/2014/08/27/microsoft-excel-games/ http://mashable.com/2014/08/27/microsoft-excel-games/
- lenocinor 9y agoMy favorite is the Puerto Rico Evolver ( http://www.tropiceuro.com/puerto-rico-evolver/ http://www.tropiceuro.com/puerto-rico-evolver/ ), which both allows you to play (vanilla) Puerto Rico (the board game), AND evolves to your playstyle as you play. Pretty amazing.