= rand (200,99) - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Ishmal · 06-14-2005, 10:59 PM

So i got an e-mail 2day...

Quote:

Originally Posted by e-mail

Here is an interesting one for you......
Open a new Word document and type:

= rand (200,99)

then click on "enter"
Wait for three seconds and look again...

Not even Microsoft people can explain that one

now i'll let you do it on you computer to see if you get the same results...

but i'm curious now...

could anyone explain (in simple terms) why this happens...

edit: if any1 thinks this isn't the forum for a thing like this, feel free to more it to Nonsense or some such

soccerchamp76 · 06-14-2005, 11:13 PM

Weird.....

filtherton · 06-15-2005, 12:10 AM

The sentence contains every letter of the alphabet plus a few repeats.

Ishmal · 06-15-2005, 12:17 AM

yer i'm aware of that...

but i was hoping for some speculation as to why Microsoft has that little code for the sentence...

i thought it was kinda strange!

MrFlux · 06-15-2005, 02:10 AM

it's just =rand(x,y)

Where x is the number of line you want to print and y is the number of times it repeats per line. Why they included a function to make that I have no idea.

Edit: although 200,99 is as high as it goes

bendsley · 06-15-2005, 05:40 AM

It's also probably something like an Easter Egg in the software.

You can find a lot of these for computers, movies, and tv over at http://eeggs.com/

As for your quote saying "not even Microsoft can explain that one". I can assure you that is totally false. They know every byte of their source code.

vanblah · 06-15-2005, 07:49 AM

Some programmer felt the need to leave a signature. There's nothing conspiratorial about it.

Ishmal · 06-15-2005, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bendsley

As for your quote saying "not even Microsoft can explain that one". I can assure you that is totally false. They know every byte of their source code.

i thought that'd b the case...

but i included that line just so every1 could see the whole e-mail i recived...

thanx every1 for your quick responses, and for that link bendsley...

catback · 06-19-2005, 12:24 PM

Microsoft as a whole knows every line of code in their software but if you asked someone they wouldn't know what every line does. The reps that you'd ask about it likely don't know any thing about the code, the programmers likely don't know all the code, but if you sat everyone down together and got them to be truthful they could answer any question about the product.

06-14-2005, 11:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	Weird..... __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.

06-15-2005, 12:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ishmal Wicked Clown Location: House Of Horrors	yer i'm aware of that... but i was hoping for some speculation as to why Microsoft has that little code for the sentence... i thought it was kinda strange! __________________ "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular."

06-15-2005, 02:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
MrFlux Fluxing wildly... Location: Auckland, New Zealand	it's just =rand(x,y) Where x is the number of line you want to print and y is the number of times it repeats per line. Why they included a function to make that I have no idea. Edit: although 200,99 is as high as it goes __________________ flux (n.) Medicine. The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines.

06-15-2005, 05:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	It's also probably something like an Easter Egg in the software. You can find a lot of these for computers, movies, and tv over at http://eeggs.com/ As for your quote saying "not even Microsoft can explain that one". I can assure you that is totally false. They know every byte of their source code. __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."

06-15-2005, 12:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	The sentence contains every letter of the alphabet plus a few repeats.

06-15-2005, 07:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
vanblah Junkie	Some programmer felt the need to leave a signature. There's nothing conspiratorial about it.

06-19-2005, 12:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
catback Psycho Location: North America	Microsoft as a whole knows every line of code in their software but if you asked someone they wouldn't know what every line does. The reps that you'd ask about it likely don't know any thing about the code, the programmers likely don't know all the code, but if you sat everyone down together and got them to be truthful they could answer any question about the product.