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AARD code

The AARD code was a segment of code in a beta release of Microsoft Windows 3.1 that would issue a cryptic error message when run on the DR DOS operating system rather than the Microsoft-affiliated MS-DOS or PC DOS. Microsoft inserted the code in an attempt to manipulate people into not using competing operating systems; it is an example of the company's…

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AARD code

Nodes28
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Triples75
Avg. degree1.93
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related to Further reading · 28
AARD code → AARD, AARDvarks, Archived, Caldera, Chappell, Company, Details, Dow Jones, Dr, Dr John, Geoff, Inc, John, KickAss Gear, Larry, Microsoft, MS OK, Old, Osterman, Retrieved
related to Memos · 23
AARD code → AARD, After Novell, Any, At, Brad Silverberg, DR-DOS, DR DOS, If, Internal, Is, Microsoft, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, Microsoft Co-President Jim Allchin, Microsoft Corp, Microsoft Senior Vice President, MSDOS, Novell, Novell DOS, The, United States
related to Description · 16
AARD code → AARD, Aaron, Andrew Schulman, April, COM, DR DOS, EXE, Geoff Chappell, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Reynolds, The, The AARD, This XOR-encrypted, WIN, Windows
related to Lawsuit and settlement · 8
AARD code → AARD, Caldera, Inc, It, Microsoft, Novell DOS, November, The

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code microsoft aard 2016-11-25 dr dos archived windows original ms-dos released retrieved operating memos later john release would error run

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AARD coderelated to DescriptionThis XOR-encrypted0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionMS-DOS0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionDR DOS0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionWIN0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionCOM0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionWindows0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionEXE0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionThe AARD0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionGeoff Chappell0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionApril0.60section
AARD coderelated to DescriptionAndrew Schulman0.60section

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