Re:Show HN: MineSweeper implemented in 100% CSS and HTML – n...
by Aeolun on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @08:08PM
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Is there something magic about that code?
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Re:Show HN: MineSweeper implemented in 100% CSS and HTML – n...
by ceocoder on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @08:17PM
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Yes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_licensing#Leaked_keys
tl;dr I grew up in India where the Indian Rupee was quite weak compared to the USD. Most people I knew couldn't really afford a legitimate copy of Windows XP - 1 USD was about 48.61 INR in 2002, and average wage was about 120 INR/day[0]. At that price a copy of Windows XP (priced at around $300/$400 ~ INR 14,000) was prohibitively expensive for pretty much everyone I knew. Because of that we ended up using leaked keys to setup new PCs, I did that enough times for my family, friends, and classmates that now I can type that key up as if I'm typing "hello world" :)
[0] https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangk...
Re:Show HN: MineSweeper implemented in 100% CSS and HTML – n...
by panda88888 on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:46PM
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It’s the most popular Windows 98 cd key back in the old days.