While I enjoy some "easter eggs" (as these are called) as much as the next person, this one is pretty (uhhhh) "impressive" ... I guess now I know why I need at least 32 MBytes of RAM in my laptop, eh?!? ;-) > This is amazing!!! Would you believe that > there is a hidden flight simulator inside > of Microsoft Excel?!!! > > It makes you wonder what else is in there,... > and what all is inside Word, Powerpoint, etc. > > :-) > > There are different things hidden in the terrain. > We found what appears to be a lake with > moving waves. It is way cool! > > :-) > > Ever wonder why Microsoft applications seem become > slower with each new release? > > Apparently the constant rain in Redmond has driven Microserfs to > obsessive flights of fancy. Below are instructions on how > to access a little flight simulator that was inexplicably hidden > by precipitous programmers deep inside Excel 97. In Excel 97, open a new blank work sheet. Press F5 (go to function) and type X97:L97 in the "Reference" box, then click OK. Now hit your tab key once (you should end up in cell M97). Here's the tricky part: press "Ctrl" and "Shift" while clicking once on the "chart wizard" icon (the one at the top with the blue-yellow-red bar art). After a few moments you should be flying. Steer with the mouse, accel and decel with the left and right mouse buttons respectively, and look for the monolith with the programmer credits. You can exit the screen by pressing Esc. Steer with the mouse. Moving it sideways moves you sideways. Acceleration depends on mouse acceleration. Left click to speed up forward, right click to slowdown and backup. Your test. Somewhere in the landscape, find the list of scrolling names of contributing software engineers who developed and tested Excell. You can hit escape to quit, but then you must restart excel and do it all over again to get back.