2007-01-08 04:28:12 · 6 answers · asked by Helen C 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Plugh!
It is a password used in the old Adventure text game.
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"Out from the shadows pounces a bearded pirate! Har Har", he chortles. "I'll just take all the booty and hide in in the maze!"
2007-01-08 04:32:31 · answer #1 · answered by jijawm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The term 'XYZZY' from the Crowther and Woods Adventure game
"...If you use guessable [passwords] like XYZZY... my 12-year-old daughter could be reading your messages inside a day." — Martin Heller, Windows Magazine, July 1, 1994. has propagated widely throughout both academia and the computing community. This nonsensical string of consonants is still a part of the vocabulary of many who participated in computing's earliest days.
You find mentions of it everywhere. 'XYZZY' (along with other phrases from the game such as "...you are in a twisty maze of passageways, all alike") can be found in computer documentation, classroom discussions, and in many other surprising contexts.
2007-01-08 04:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by Mikeo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
xyzzy is also a cheat used in Minesweeper.
By typing this a pixel in the corner of the application will change between black and white depending on whether or not you are over a mine.
2007-01-08 06:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by barrytabrah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is a file extention for Microsoft Visual Studio 8
2007-01-08 05:30:32 · answer #4 · answered by sexyxxxxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-08 04:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it my name i hear i everyday. Why?? because my mother named me that ok!!
2007-01-08 04:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by kris_chris_uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋