meekins@CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (timothy lee meekins) (01/13/91)
If anyone has the X-MAS demo or CALIFORNIA demo from AOL, could you please put it on comp.binaries.apple2 or mail it to me? Thanks! +---------------------------S-U-P-P-O-R-T-----------------------------------+ |/ Tim Meekins <<>> Snail Mail: <<>> Apple II \| |> meekins@cis.ohio-state.edu <<>> 8372 Morris Rd. <<>> Forever! <| |\ timm@pro-tcc.cts.com <<>> Hilliard, OH 43026 <<>> /| +-------------------------S-H-A-R-E-W-A-R-E-!-------------------------------+
scotth@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Henderson) (01/13/91)
In article <9101121639.AA10658@tortoise.cis.ohio-state.edu> meekins@CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (timothy lee meekins) writes: >If anyone has the X-MAS demo or CALIFORNIA demo from AOL, could you please >put it on comp.binaries.apple2 or mail it to me? I have the FTA X-Mas demo. After packing with shrinkit, the file size is 720k. It will binscii into probably >40 entries. I'll try to put it on Tybalt, where one can use ftp to access it. There's also a few easter eggs in the demo. The only non-obcene one is to type (all caps) SAPIN at the main menu and enter return. You'll see a rotating 3-D Christmas Tree. > >Thanks! > >+---------------------------S-U-P-P-O-R-T-----------------------------------+ >|/ Tim Meekins <<>> Snail Mail: <<>> Apple II \| >|> meekins@cis.ohio-state.edu <<>> 8372 Morris Rd. <<>> Forever! <| >|\ timm@pro-tcc.cts.com <<>> Hilliard, OH 43026 <<>> /| >+-------------------------S-H-A-R-E-W-A-R-E-!-------------------------------+ -- = R. Scott Henderson = "Some people claim that there's a = = University of Illinois = woman to blame, but I know it's = = scotth@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu = my own damned fault. = = Apple II Forever! = -Jimmy Buffet =
llee@gnh-starport.cts.com (Larry Lee) (01/17/91)
EASTER EGGS in the FTA X-mas demo?? Where? <scratching head> Well, ummm, that note about entering "SAPIN" at the X-MAS DEMO main menu is rather interesting... where'd you find that out? | ProLine.: llee@gnh-starport | Millions long for immortality who | | UUCP....: crash!gnh-starport!llee | don't know what to do on a rainy | | InterNet: llee@gnh-starport.cts.com | Sunday afternoon. | | AO .....: Watch this space! | -- Susan Ertz |
meekins@CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (timothy lee meekins) (01/18/91)
In article <m0iwIR4-0000DLC@jartel.info.com> you write: >EASTER EGGS in the FTA X-mas demo?? SAPIN, KILLKILL, and FAG > >Where? The "snow" screen. > ><scratching head> Well, ummm, that note about entering "SAPIN" at the X-MAS >DEMO main menu is rather interesting... where'd you find that out? > Boot Copy ][+, go to block 0, do a search for bytes $00 $C0, when you find the second occurence (block $1A?), do a disassembly listing. You'll not lots of strange code and a check for a carriage return, after a return is encountered, there is a loop which does a memory comparison, and each comparison performs an EOR #$AB, so, take a look at the memory being compared, EOR #$AB, and magically you will see the words SAPIN, KILLKILL, and FAG, although KILLKILL is decoded slightly different. > >| ProLine.: llee@gnh-starport | Millions long for immortality who | >| UUCP....: crash!gnh-starport!llee | don't know what to do on a rainy | >| InterNet: llee@gnh-starport.cts.com | Sunday afternoon. | >| AO .....: Watch this space! | -- Susan Ertz | -- +---------------------------S-U-P-P-O-R-T-----------------------------------+ |/ Tim Meekins <<>> Snail Mail: <<>> Apple II \| |> meekins@cis.ohio-state.edu <<>> 8372 Morris Rd. <<>> Forever! <| |\ timm@pro-tcc.cts.com <<>> Hilliard, OH 43026 <<>> /| +-------------------------S-H-A-R-E-W-A-R-E-!-------------------------------+
greg@hoss.unl.edu (Lig Lury Jr.) (01/26/91)
... llee@gnh-starport.cts.com (Larry Lee) writes: ><scratching head> Well, ummm, that note about entering "SAPIN" at the X-MAS >DEMO main menu is rather interesting... where'd you find that out? Hmm, I just noticed SAPIN is an anagram of SPAIN... perhaps FTA made a typo in that egg? :-) >| ProLine.: llee@gnh-starport | Millions long for immortality who | >| UUCP....: crash!gnh-starport!llee | don't know what to do on a rainy | >| InterNet: llee@gnh-starport.cts.com | Sunday afternoon. | >| AO .....: Watch this space! | -- Susan Ertz | -- /// ____ \\\ Lig Lury Jr. (greg@hoss.unl.edu) | |/ / \ \| | Megadodo Publications \\_( \==/ )_// Megadodo House \__\\/ Ursa Minor
stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang) (01/26/91)
In article <1991Jan26.020605.19587@hoss.unl.edu> greg@hoss.unl.edu (Lig Lury Jr.) writes: > >Hmm, I just noticed SAPIN is an anagram of SPAIN... perhaps FTA made a >typo in that egg? :-) Nah... I spoke with one of the authors of the Xmas demo, and he said it was the French word for christmas tree... :) _______________________________________________ _______________ | Steve Chiang Apple //gs forever | Coming Soon: | |-----------------------------------------------|---------------| | Internet : stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu | DreamGrafix | | America_Online : DWS Steve | 3200 power | |_______________________________________________|_______________|
taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) (01/26/91)
From greg@hoss.unl.edu (Lig Lury Jr.): > Hmm, I just noticed SAPIN is an anagram of SPAIN... perhaps FTA made a > typo in that egg? :-) No, how about 'sapin' ~= 'Christmas tree' in French? It's been mentioned before, but I thought I'd say it again in case anyone missed it the first time. Oh yeah, the FTA are from France... ;) Brian T. Tao {taob@pnet91.cts.com} || Computer guru? Someone who got University of Metro Toronto || their computer a couple of weeks Scarberia, ON, MIC 3A8 *B-) || before you did. (Alvin Toffler)
sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (Matthew Montano) (02/05/91)
greg@hoss.unl.edu (Lig Lury Jr.) writes: >... llee@gnh-starport.cts.com (Larry Lee) writes: > >><scratching head> Well, ummm, that note about entering "SAPIN" at the X-MAS >>DEMO main menu is rather interesting... where'd you find that out? > >Hmm, I just noticed SAPIN is an anagram of SPAIN... perhaps FTA made a >typo in that egg? :-) > SAPIN is french for 'tree'. What pops up when you type SAPIN? Wow... what a coincidence.. Obviously someone assumed that because sapin is not an english word, that it must be "spain".. UGH.. --- ventureTech Intelligence - We're trying to make computer easy, SOME HOW! Email: sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (most mailers won't barf on that..) My comments aren't even worth a disclaimer... pnet91 - 416-237-{1204|0308}. 2400bps only. 1200bps if you do hard breaks. And the further I get from the things that I care about... The less I care about how much further away I get - Robert Smith, 1989
daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang) (02/05/91)
In article <451@generic.UUCP> sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (Matthew Montano) writes: |SAPIN is french for 'tree'. I thought 'arbre' was tree... |What pops up when you type SAPIN? | |Wow... what a coincidence.. | |Obviously someone assumed that because sapin is not an english word, that |it must be "spain".. | |UGH.. | |--- |ventureTech Intelligence - We're trying to make computer easy, SOME HOW! |Email: sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (most mailers won't barf on that..) |My comments aren't even worth a disclaimer... |pnet91 - 416-237-{1204|0308}. 2400bps only. 1200bps if you do hard breaks. |And the further I get from the things that I care about... |The less I care about how much further away I get - Robert Smith, 1989 -- David Huang | Internet: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | "My ganglion is stuck in UUCP: ...!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!daveh | a piece of chewing gum!" America Online: DrWho29 |
taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) (02/07/91)
From daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang): > In article <451@generic.UUCP> sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (Matthew Montano) > writes: > |SAPIN is french for 'tree'. > > I thought 'arbre' was tree... Yes, 'arbre' means tree, mais un sapin est une type d'arbre. Commonly used to mean a Christmas tree. (sorry about mixing the two languages... ;) Brian T. Tao {taob@pnet91.cts.com} || Computer guru? Someone who got University of Metro Toronto || their computer a couple of weeks Scarberia, ON, MIC 3A8 *B-) || before you did. (Alvin Toffler)
daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang) (02/08/91)
In article <463@generic.UUCP> taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) writes: >From daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang): > Yes, 'arbre' means tree, mais un sapin est une type d'arbre. Commonly >used to mean a Christmas tree. Ah, I see. The prof in my French class never did teach us about those things. We learned more useful words, like "merdre" (pardon my French :-) >Brian T. Tao {taob@pnet91.cts.com} || Computer guru? Someone who got >University of Metro Toronto || their computer a couple of weeks >Scarberia, ON, MIC 3A8 *B-) || before you did. (Alvin Toffler) -- David Huang | Internet: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | "My ganglion is stuck in UUCP: ...!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!daveh | a piece of chewing gum!" America Online: DrWho29 |
greg@hoss.unl.edu (Lig Lury Jr.) (02/16/91)
... daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang) writes: >... sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (Matthew Montano) writes: >>SAPIN is french for 'tree'. >>What pops up when you type SAPIN? >>Wow... what a coincidence.. >>Obviously someone assumed that because sapin is not an english word, that >>it must be "spain".. I plead guilty. (However, I hadn't run the demo at the time, nor do I speak/read/grok French.) >>--- >>Email: sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (most mailers won't barf on that..) >-- >David Huang | >Internet: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | "My ganglion is stuck in >UUCP: ...!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!daveh | a piece of chewing gum!" >America Online: DrWho29 | -- /// ____ \\\ DON'T \"Have you ever been to Belgium in fact?" "I think | |/ / \ \| | PANIC \ that you should restrict that sort of remark to \\_( \==/ )_// Lig Lury, Jr. \ something artistic." "You sound as if I just \__\\/ greg@hoss.unl.edu \ said something unspeakably rude." "You did."
zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh) (02/20/91)
Are there any other Eggs in the XMas demo? I liked the tree one. -- zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM