Autor: Wojciech Galazka (wgalazka_at_zoolook.chem.uw.edu.pl)
Data: Wed 26 Feb 1997 - 19:09:33 MET
From: Carlos DaSilva <cdasilva_at_earthlink.net>
Enjoy... Comments, flames, death threats, Microsoft cease-and-desist
orders are all appreciated...
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Kingdom of Dos-a-lot
Chapter 1
Yea to all ye who rolleth thine eyes on this ancient scroll,
er... Usenet post...
A large crowd was gathered in the Castle square. A coder in
shining armor (tis I!) stood in the center. He was atop the black
stallion known as Assem-blur.
"I am Sir Optimize, and I represent the noble Kingdom of
Dos-a-lot, ruled fairly and justly by the great King Gatesway. There has
been rumors echoing alongst the countryside of an evil presence by the
name of Sategllib, ruler of Clan Micro$oft (what parts of his body this
means to describe, I shall never know)." I said. The crowd laughed
warmly.
I continued, "He owns a large dragon by the name of Wyndoes.
This evil dragon plans to conquer all of Dos-a-lot, and the neighboring
kingdoms of Uniches, Crap-in-toosh, and yes, even the mysterious 'Oh...
Es Tu.'" Their collective awes was unnerving.
"This large dragon may have a weakness. While it promises to
shield us from the tyrannies of King Gatesway (and his twin princes
Autoeggsekbat and Konfygsis) we all know better than to believe this
mindless drivel." The crowd began to cheer.
"The Kingdom Dos-a-lot has history, and many stories to tell.
Thousands have roamed the lands producing such fantastic art that our
minds still reel from their beauty. Think of the great Crew of Future,
and their Reality the 2nd and Panic. Think of the greatness of id and
their Duum and Kway-keh" The crowd murmured amongst themselves,
remembering the good times. I turned slowly on my horse to address the
rest of the audience.
"What has this evil dragon to offer? A heretic scroll known only
as Dy-rect-ecks. Blasphemy! Blasphemy! Great prophets and wizards have
predicted the future of great gaming and tis not in what is trendy, or
what the blasphemous Sategllib wishes, no... forces you to think. It
claims to give you unparalleled wonder under the confines of the most
damning rules. Never forget the forgiving Kingdom Dos-a-lot. It may take
longer to set up shop and home in Dos-a-lot, but when you finally do,
the benefits reaped are unparalleled." The crowd cheered more forcefully
this time. Just then several loud horse clops were heard.
"What twas that? Aha, tis King Gatesway, and his trusty
thoroughbred Wattkomm. He himself has come to rile up your adventurous
spirit, and to bring this vile treacherous combination of Sategllib and
Wyndoes to a satisfying shutdown." The crowd was in a frenzy now. Chants
of "Gatesway" made their way into the king's aged ears in surround
sound.
King Gatesway rode out in the middle of the square, surrounded
by hundreds of loyal citizens, wish to know what was their fate. He
spoke slowly, yet surely... "Citizens of Dos-a-lot, we have lived
peacefully for many years now. It is a sad fact, but remember that
Sategllib provided us with this tract of land on which we could prosper.
Unfortunately, an oversight in the original clause forced us to allow
him to bring the evil dragon Wyndoes here, in which to wantonly graze on
our resources. It wasn't as bad as we thought, we could banish him when
we wished, and summon him when we needed him. It wasn't a bad situation
at all. But when, Sategllib terminated Wyndoes, and brought in a new
dragon. A larger dragon. A more resource-hungry dragon by the name
of..."
"Wyndoes 95." a nasal voice said.
The crowd turned to see where the voice came from. Just then,
the sky turned black and the trees became alight with fire! Riding on
the new dragon Wyndoes neck, was the evil Sategllib! Wyndoes, who was
rumored to weigh over 100 megabytes and growing each day, towered over
the small castle of Commandcom.
He spoke with a nasal voice that was difficult to understand,
yet annoying to the ears. "Yes, you heard me correctly. Wyndoes 95! We
have come to abolish you, and your petty kingdom! Dos-a-lot is no longer
necessary!"
A circle opened up around King Gatesway, as he stood alone.
Everyone else cowered as far as they could. Now he spoke loudly, and
with conviction. "Sategllib! Do you take us for fools? Our great wizards
know of Wyndoes 95 and it's weaknesses. You know very well you cannot
rid of us, for without us, you cannot feed Wyndoes' voracious appetite
for resources! Yes, even Wyndoes 95 will require the services of
Dos-a-lot!"
Sategllib beamed broadly, revealing his billion dollar pearly
whites. "Your wizards are obviously not up to par. Do they know any
weaknesses for my next dragon? Hmmm? I present to thee, the new and
improved Wyndoes... Wyndoes EnnTee!!!"
A huge dragon, easily twice the size of Wyndoes, appeared.
Several more appear from each side of the castle. When eight had
appeared, Sategllib announced, "These are the Wyrkstayshuns... And now
meet the grandest one of all, Sirvir... HAHAHA!" A gargantuan Dragon,
easily twice the size of the Wyrkstayshun Wyndoes EnnTee's erupted from
the ground. Immediately all the Wyrkstayshun's connected with the
Sirvir.
They failed to connect, and were left hopeless unaware of what
to do. Wyndoes 95 tried to connect with Sirvir, and he suffered from a
Jenerl Protekshun Fallt. His weakness revealed, he had no choice but to
go into Dos mode. Sategllib was quick to point... "No matter, the Sirvir
alone will crush you all! Now, Gatesway. Kneel before me and profess the
greatness of the Wyndoes family."
Gatesway dropped his great sword, "Pentium" and descended from
his noble stallion. He began very slowly to drop to one knee. "We may
not provide you with the best means to visit the information
superdirtroad, and alas Wyndoes is the way to do that."
I yelled out, "No! Not you, oh great King Gatesway, surely you
jest?"
Gatesway turned to me and waved me back. "Sir Optimize, please,
it is not your place." His knee dropped even lower, almost touching the
ground now. "Dos-a-lot cannot compete in productivity, and alas Wyndoes
is the way to do that."
I could hardly look anymore.
As Gatesway knee was mere inches from the ground, he said,
"Dos-a-lot has been in existence for much longer than it perhaps should
of, because of it's ability to entertain better than Wyndoes. And alas
Wyndoes..."
Sategllib was foaming from the mouth, "YES?!? YES!?! GO ON..."
"along with Dy-rect-ecks..."
Sategllib looked very disheveled now, his glasses nearly falling
off his face, "REMEMBER THAT I CREATED YOU, AND I SHALL DESTROY YOU..."
"is simply the..."
"SPEAK NOW!!!"
"WORST GAMING PLATFORM EVER DEVISED!!!! FIGHT!!! FIGHT,
EVERYONE!!! FIGHT FOR DOS-A-LOT!!!"
I turned around and already the war had begun. The more veteran
Dos-a-lot citizens, along with the Coders of the Look-up Table jumped
into action. Micro$oft's rather large army of public relations marched
over the hill, as the Sirvir torched various clusters of the land. Who
will win? I know not, for the battle still rages on.
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