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Offline unchartedTopic starter

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iWin you Lose
« on: January 28, 2004, 05:27:07 PM »
hmmn, first post in quite a while, anyways.......

Anyone here remember the whole iWin episode with the 68K and PPC machines that were supposedly developed by some previously un-heard of company that vanished just a quick.

It was quite an elaborate scheme, and even got coverage in Amiga Format (that's where the subject line was taken from).  Did anyone ever find out what this was all about? Who was behind it? etc.
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2004, 05:32:07 PM »
I thought you were quoting a song by DRI.
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2004, 05:35:56 PM »
Hi Uncharted,

I am still figuring out that Merlancia thing. You know, last year September promised but still not here.

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p.s. I got a good razor  for that moustache. :-)
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2004, 05:40:26 PM »
Hmm....I remember the IWin hoax quite well. That was a marvellous achievement as far as hoaxes go. Can't remember any names behind it though.
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2004, 05:41:39 PM »
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Hi Uncharted,

I am still figuring out that Merlancia thing. You know, last year September promised but still not here.

Coder
p.s. I got a good razor  for that moustache. :-)


The difference here is that Merlancia is pretty well documented, and very well known.  This on the other hand is a bit of a unsolved mystery as far as I know, and has largely been forgotten.

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That picture isn't of me, 10 points to whoever gives the first correct name of the person :-)
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2004, 05:43:34 PM »
Somehow I relate that guy with the British National Party......not that I'm very knowledgeable about British politics, but still.

:-).
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2004, 06:32:32 PM »
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That picture isn't of me, 10 points to whoever gives the first correct name of the person


Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards? :-?
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2004, 06:36:15 PM »
@xeron

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Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards?


Think so.

I bet it is Uncharted himself. Shame on you for letting yourself go that way!

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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2004, 08:02:44 PM »
Anyone happen to have the iWin logo handy?
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2004, 08:59:52 PM »
Iwin Hoax website

Here's a web site with some info...
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2004, 09:27:41 PM »
@ Uncharted

Mike from Spaced. British TV Comedy series.
V Funny. Even for us Aussies. keep em coming UK!!
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2004, 09:39:40 PM »
@Jeffi

Thanks for the link, it seems there are still lots of unanswered questions about it. Especially WHY?

@SHADES

Correct! the 10 points are yours!

I can't believe none of the UK people didn't know who it was - Spaced is one of the greatest sitcoms of our time!!
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2004, 10:55:51 PM »
Anyone ever take a look at PowerOS?

http://www.poweros.de/main.html :-D
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2004, 11:02:59 PM »
@argo:
rotfl, no I didn't know of that particular one yet :-). Whose brainfart was that project?
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Re: iWin you Lose
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2004, 01:05:00 AM »
@Uncharted

Yeah, I recognised it, just a shame I waited untill 1am to visit AO today.
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