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My favorite easter egg is the flight simulator in Excel 97. Last year I ported it to the web, and wrote an essay about the era of software development it came f
by rezmason 4y ago
My favorite easter egg is the flight simulator in Excel 97. Last year I ported it to the web, and wrote an essay about the era of software development it came from:
https://rezmason.github.io/excel_97_egg https://rezmason.github.io/excel_97_egg
- rezmason 4y agoI should add that Ed Fries, widely known for his role in the development of the Xbox and its impact on the console gaming market, has been repairing and reverse engineering old arcade cabinets in an effort to shed light on the earliest instances of many software engineering phenomena, including the earliest easter eggs. And his articles are a great read! https://edfries.wordpress.com https://edfries.wordpress.com Ed himself was responsible for at least a couple easter eggs in the earlier versions of Microsoft's Office applications. Here's more from him about that era in the industry: https://rezmason.github.io/excel_97_egg/research/ed_fries_1_27_22.html https://rezmason.github.io/excel_97_egg/research/ed_fries_1_...