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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 04:58:17 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: Matt Adam <sylphid AT infomatch DOT com>
cc: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject: Re: [opendos] OpenDOS Startup logo [brannanp]
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970313211309.23078A-100000@infomatch.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970320045722.12128x-100000@capslock.com>
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On Thu, 13 Mar 1997, Matt Adam wrote:

> > Capture main screen.
> > Paste to paint.
> > Crop out start button.
> > Save start button as BMP.
> > Select start button as wallpaper in tile mode.
> > P.S.  be sure to move real start button, or disable it.
> > 
> 
> hehe.. reminds me of the web page my friend made .. he took the win95
> start button, relabelled it 'crash', and made the button load a java
> applet that crashed your client :)
> 
> here's a bit of random trivia .. you can remove the start menu from
> win95's desktop .. click on the button, hit escape, alt+-, and close.  bye
> bye start menu.  i pulled that little trick off at comdex right before the
> microsquash guys did a presentation.. man were they confused.

HAHAHAH!! I love pulling tricks like that on unsuspecting
victims!


Mike A. Harris        |             http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris
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