<Sender composed mail containing characters not in the US-ASCII set.> <These characters have been transformed into a printable form.> FYI. I am not making this up. I can only imagine how this will = impact society. ~ Blanc ------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Announces InVisible Basic 1.0 Using the slogan "Not Seeing Is Believing," Microsoft Corporation today = is announcing InVisible Basic 1.0, a completely new use of "stealth" = technology in an object-oriented development environment. "We're taking code transparency to new heights," enthused Product = Manager C. R. as she began an impressive product demo. After just five = minutes of moving a mouse around what appeared to be a blank screen, = selecting unseen menu items, placing indiscernible controls on = inevident forms, and typing in unapparent code, the alleged application = was able to access an undisclosed database, perform a series of = unspecified queries and display whatever data it supposedly encountered = in a completely undetectable format. The only evidence that the application existed at all was the use of = disk space and CPU cycles. "And we're working on that for version 2.0," = C. R. said. "The applications are obvious," said "Jim," a developer with "General = Enterprises," a defense-industry supplier that lists its address as a = P.O. Box somewhere near Bakersfield, Calif. "I mean, if you were = developing a sensitive application--not that we are currently engaged = in any such contracts--and you wanted to ensure complete security--not = that we currently have any clients who have any need for such = security--this would enable you to make an application that was = completely protected--not that I am implying that any of the clients = that I cannot confirm or deny we might have would need this level of = data security--from outside intrusion. It also really saves on screen = real estate." Developed under the code name "Provo," the product was due to ship = concurrently with Visual Basic 3.0, but was lost when the development = team moved to its new offices in the D Level of Building 25. "That = ended up being a thrilling beta test," said C.R. . "I mean, if the = development team can't find the product, then it's pretty darn = invisible, right?" InVisible Basic 1.0 is currently available at an undisclosed location = for an unspecified amount. For technical support, leave an ad in the = personals section of the Miami Herald reading, "Marjoe: all is = forgiven. Bunny." You will receive in the mail a postcard of the = Ballard Fish Locks. At midnight, exactly two days after receiving this = card, be waiting at the "G" concourse of Mile High Stadium in Denver. A = PSS representative will contact you there. The password is "blibbett." -------------------------------- | | | | | | -------------------------------- Clear as a bell, the InVisible Basic product development team shows off = its enthusiasm at a recent ship party. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- = ---------- Copied from MicroNews, Copyright =A9 1994 Microsoft Corporation "Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humour. He = will always use it in evidence against you. -- Sir Herbert Beerhohm-Tree (1853-1917) English actor-manager