Hearts

[c9]

Where did the default computer players in Hearts on Windows for Workgroups come from? Dave Barry really didn't like them:

By not entering financial information into "Quicken", I have saved many hours of valuable time, which I am able to use productively by playing "hearts". This is a card game that you can play on a computer. In the version I have, you play against three computerized opponents, whom the computer labels "Anna", "Lynda", and "Terri". They are vicious sluts and I hate them.

For Windows 95, new names were chosen, which have survived to this day.

Comments

[simplisticton.livejournal.com]

Play hearts against anyone long enough and you grow to hate them :-)

[rostin79.livejournal.com]

i want to know what this practical joke was. It warms me a little to know that the crazy Microsoft crew does have people with humor.

[rebelprince26.livejournal.com]

ha! Dave Barry is hilarious!

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

What are their actual names now?

[c9.livejournal.com]

Pauline, Michele, and Ben. But by hitting F7 to enter the Options dialog box, you can change them to anything you like.

Such as Mary, Tyler, and Moore.

[c9.livejournal.com]

This blog I read (http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/) features all sorts of excellent stories about why things are done a certain way in Windows. Fascinating stuff. The downside for non-programmers is that every second post is a pretty-in-depth development problem.

[rostin79.livejournal.com]

excellent.

I have to ask you something completely different: Have you seen the movie Clue?

[c9.livejournal.com]

I have not. But I used to own and play the board game!

[rostin79.livejournal.com]

definitely something i'd recommend :)

[simplisticton.livejournal.com]

Flames! On the sides of my face! Burning!