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I'm sure this is old hat to many of you... but not to me:
Did you know that there is a flight simulator concealed in Microsoft
Excel 97?
To access this game use the following sequence of commands (detailed by
Larry Werring in RISKS Digest 19.53 on January 5, 1998):
* Open Excel 97.
* Open a new worksheet and press the F5 key.
* Type X97:L97 and press the Enter key.
* Press the Tab key.
* Hold Ctrl-Shift and click the Chart Wizard button on the tool bar.
* Once the Easter egg is activated, use the mouse to fly around
- right button for forward, left for reverse.
If you have DirectX drivers installed, a bizarre landscape appears and
you can "fly" over (or under) the geometric forms by using the arrow
keys on your keyboard. If you look carefully in the virtual distance,
you can find a stone monitor planted in the ground. If you get close
enough, you can see the names of the development team scrolling by.
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