M$ Clone
M$ Clone - Final Version
Initial and Final release date: Some time ago
System requirements: Any system with Qbasic.
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This is what would be called a "farce." It's a humourous exaggeration (not that much of one) of how Microsoft Operating systems seem to work.
Enjoy!
'Puckdropper's Microsoft Operating System Clone!
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'Press [shift]+[F5] to run!
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CLS
PRINT "Starting Microsoft OS..."
SLEEP 1
PRINT "Microsoft OS Started."
PRINT "Starting Bloatware..."
SLEEP 1
PRINT "Please wait..."
SLEEP 60
CLS
PRINT "Hiding important system diagnostic information..."
SLEEP 1
BEEP
PRINT : PRINT
PRINT "GRAPHIC ERROR! TEXT AVAILABLE ONLY!"
PRINT "Press any key to continue."
DO
LOOP WHILE INKEY$ = ""
CLS
LOCATE 2, 1
PRINT " ++++ "
LOCATE 3, 1
PRINT " ++++ "
LOCATE 4, 1
PRINT " -----"
LOCATE 5, 1
PRINT "MY Computer"
LOCATE 22, 1
PRINT "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------"
LOCATE 23, 1
PRINT "+START+ +"
LOCATE 24, 1
PRINT "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------"
DO
LOOP WHILE INKEY$ = ""
LOCATE 7, 20
PRINT "+------------------------------------------+"
LOCATE 8, 20
PRINT "+ Windows Error +"
LOCATE 9, 20
PRINT "--------------------------------------------"
LOCATE 10, 20
PRINT "+ +"
LOCATE 11, 20
PRINT "+ Look. I don't feel like working, OK? Why +"
LOCATE 12, 20
PRINT "+ do you continue to pester me? Get a real +"
LOCATE 13, 20
PRINT "+ Operating System like Linux or OS/2 and +"
LOCATE 14, 20
PRINT "+ just leave me the heck alone? OK!?! +"
LOCATE 15, 20
PRINT "+ | OK | +"
LOCATE 16, 20
PRINT "--------------------------------------------"
LOCATE 15, 37
INPUT "", A%