Comments on: 2 Easter Eggs For You http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/ Utterly random, incoherent and disjointed rants and ramblings... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Matt` http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-4031 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:01:11 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-4031 Found it: 1. On a new Worksheet, Press F5 2. Type X97:L97 and hit enter 3. Press the tab key 4. Hold Ctrl-Shift 5. Click on the Chart Wizard toolbar button 6. Use mouse to fly around - Right button forward/ Left button reverse N.B. You need to have direct draw installed for this egg. If you don't, you'll get the message: "This would be much more interesting if you were running with DirectDraw. But you're not, so this will have to suffice", and the credits will appear. Now let's see if I can be bothered to try it... (probably not) Found it:
1. On a new Worksheet, Press F5
2. Type X97:L97 and hit enter
3. Press the tab key
4. Hold Ctrl-Shift
5. Click on the Chart Wizard toolbar button
6. Use mouse to fly around - Right button forward/ Left button reverse
N.B. You need to have direct draw installed for this egg. If you don’t, you’ll get the message: “This would be much more interesting if you were running with DirectDraw. But you’re not, so this will have to suffice”, and the credits will appear.

Now let’s see if I can be bothered to try it…
(probably not)

]]> by: Luke http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-4016 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:54:21 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-4016 [quote post="1526"]There used to be a fun one in Excel 95 or 97 where you could fly around in a 3D environment, but it’s not in later versions.[/quote] I heard about that, but I didn't have an old Excel version handy to test it out. [quote post="1526"]Thing is, the damn thing never loses - its always able to force a draw or win[/quote] I think this is a design feature of the game. The only way you can loose is to make a mistake. If both players play the round correctly then it will always be a round. I think they used this in the movie "War Games" to force the rouge AI into a to draw or something like that. [quote post="1526"]now that’s odd.. I just got an email to notify me of a comment that is now above mine..[/quote] It was in the moderation queue for some reason and I just approved it. That's probably why. [quote post="1526"]Also, if you know how to do this thing in old versions of Excel I think I have an old Office ‘97 disc around somewhere, could be interesting[/quote] Check the site linked by Fr3d - it might be listed there.

There used to be a fun one in Excel 95 or 97 where you could fly around in a 3D environment, but it’s not in later versions.

I heard about that, but I didn’t have an old Excel version handy to test it out.

Thing is, the damn thing never loses - its always able to force a draw or win

I think this is a design feature of the game. The only way you can loose is to make a mistake. If both players play the round correctly then it will always be a round. I think they used this in the movie “War Games” to force the rouge AI into a to draw or something like that.

now that’s odd.. I just got an email to notify me of a comment that is now above mine..

It was in the moderation queue for some reason and I just approved it. That’s probably why.

Also, if you know how to do this thing in old versions of Excel I think I have an old Office ‘97 disc around somewhere, could be interesting

Check the site linked by Fr3d - it might be listed there.

]]> by: Matt` http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-4014 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:33:43 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-4014 now that's odd.. I just got an email to notify me of a comment that is now above mine.. Also, if you know how to do this thing in old versions of Excel I think I have an old Office '97 disc around somewhere, could be interesting now that’s odd.. I just got an email to notify me of a comment that is now above mine..

Also, if you know how to do this thing in old versions of Excel I think I have an old Office ‘97 disc around somewhere, could be interesting

]]> by: Matt` http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-4009 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:14:16 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-4009 There's also a noughts and crosses game in OOo - same type of syntax but instead of StarWars you put TicTacToe and you have to specify a 3x3 grid to pay on, which can't contain the cell you're typing it into (I can't remember exactly how to do it so check it out on Google) Thing is, the damn thing never loses - its always able to force a draw or win and it even tells you so while you're playing with little "I can guarantee a draw" or "I can guarantee a win in x moves" messages There’s also a noughts and crosses game in OOo - same type of syntax but instead of StarWars you put TicTacToe and you have to specify a 3×3 grid to pay on, which can’t contain the cell you’re typing it into (I can’t remember exactly how to do it so check it out on Google)

Thing is, the damn thing never loses - its always able to force a draw or win and it even tells you so while you’re playing with little “I can guarantee a draw” or “I can guarantee a win in x moves” messages

]]> by: Fr3d http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-3990 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:43:31 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/04/09/2-easter-eggs-for-you/#comment-3990 There used to be a fun one in Excel 95 or 97 where you could fly around in a 3D environment, but it's not in later versions. Great site: http://www.eeggs.com/ :D There used to be a fun one in Excel 95 or 97 where you could fly around in a 3D environment, but it’s not in later versions.

Great site: http://www.eeggs.com/ D

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