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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Roj on March 30, 2003, 09:10:28 AM

Title: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: Roj on March 30, 2003, 09:10:28 AM

I DiD! I DiD tee a pink dwagon!

And for a few minutes I thought, "What kind of virus is this?!

Whew, it's just the March 30th pink dragon in the early startup menu.  :-P

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: SlimJim on March 30, 2003, 09:14:10 AM

Ah, you mean the pink "Nessie" mouse pointer? Think it was discovered as late as last year, right?
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SlimJim

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: L8-X on March 30, 2003, 09:14:30 AM

I sometimes see pink elephants...but thats only after a heavy "session". :-D

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: mikeymike on March 30, 2003, 10:20:39 AM

Is this a virus or an easter egg (presumably the latter)?

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: xaccrocheur on March 30, 2003, 11:48:29 AM

It's an easter egg, made by this woman whose name lost me.... Looks like Lee Taran's work, the girl in the early DPaint team....


pX

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: mikeymike on March 30, 2003, 12:00:36 PM

@ xaccrocheur

Is the easter egg in the early startup menu or elsewhere?  It would have to be on the kickstart chips wouldn't it?  Who's this girl to do with the DPaint team got to do with it? :-)

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: Jope on March 30, 2003, 12:23:25 PM

Quote

Is the easter egg in the early startup menu or elsewhere? It would have to be on the kickstart chips wouldn't it?

No, BB2 replaces the early startup menu.

Screenshot (http://www.gregdonner.org/workbench/images/wb_39dragon.jpg)
Greg Donner's WB Nostalgia entry for 3.9 (http://www.gregdonner.org/workbench/wb_39.html)

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: mikeymike on March 30, 2003, 01:38:47 PM

I detect some very bored developers :-)

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: alx on March 30, 2003, 01:53:02 PM

How do I get my pink dragon?  My early startup menus seem to be the same as normal :-?


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Of course not - I don't have 3.9 :roll:

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: Rob on March 30, 2003, 02:00:49 PM

I had the pink dragon (cute sea monster) today as well although I've
seen it before.

When I switched my Amiga on today it didn't fully boot so I rebooted
and went into the early boot menu and there it was.  Booted fine then.

I guess as it's pink it must be a girl, so what's her name.

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: xaccrocheur on March 30, 2003, 02:03:27 PM

@all :

Your clock has to be set on the 30th march and then you display the bootmenu.

About that girl,  don't recall where I read that this pink dragon MAY have be inspired by the work of a girlie who used to hang with the team.

And well, it reminnded of Lee Taran's work on early DPaint, what was the name ? Wait...

Prism ! That was it !

Well, it may have noting to do wit da pink dwagon ;)

pX

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: zudobug on March 30, 2003, 06:17:04 PM

 :-) (http://zudobug.ababcrab.com/images/nessie2.png) :-)

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: KennyR on March 30, 2003, 06:17:26 PM

The nessie only appears on AGA/ECS/OCS. If you have a BVision and are looking at the GFX card screen you'll only see a normal mouse pointer. :whack:

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: Karlos on March 30, 2003, 06:31:24 PM

Am I the only person here, who having seen the title of this thread, thought Jonathan Ross had become a member?

Title: Re: I tawt I taw a pink dwagon!
Post by: L8-X on March 30, 2003, 07:00:11 PM

Darn it, my 1230xa doesn`t autoconfig so the darn thing never remembers the date so I can`t get it! :-D