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Happy April Fools: April 1, 2007

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Hey all,

The username hack was thought up and implemented by Doctor Q and Knox, so thank them for their hard work.

All the mods contributed to the ideas and helped with our circa 1993 MacRumors Page which was again spearheaded by Doctor Q. The "Mac Rumored" page was located in a new "MacRumored" tab which appeared at the top navigation. The page is still available at:

https://www.macrumors.com/macrumored/

It represents Apple rumors from a late 1993 perspective. I think what's kinda cool is that two of the quotes are real quotes from Apple CEOs at the time.

Michael Spindler re the Macintosh TV:
It's an exciting product, one that delivers on the idea of combining technologies like computers and television into one system. Although the Mac TV product is being tested in specific areas, we think it represents the future of converging technologies and intend to continue our development efforts in this area.
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John Sculley regarding Apple:
"I can see the day when Apple won't be in the personal computer business."
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Anyhow, thanks to all the mods/editors for all their contributions:

AmbitiousLemon
bousozoku
Doctor Q
edesignuk
eyelikeart
HexMonkey
jsw
Knox
longofest
Mitthrawnuruodo
Mr. Anderson
Mudbug
Nermal
Rower_CPU
WildCowboy
WinterMute
 
arn said:
The username hack was thought up and implemented by Doctor Q and Knox, so thank them for their hard work.
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I figured as much. ;) Knox for the technical know-how of MR and all that, and Doctor Q 'cause he's so darned sneaky all the time! Seriously! :D

arn said:
Anyhow, thanks to all the mods/editors for all their contributions:
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Indeed. :) Thanks guys, y'all make MR so much fun. People think I'm crazy when I say I actually enjoy visiting the same site for hours at a time everyday-- they just haven't gotten a chance to see Teh Coolness™. :p But seriously, thank you. I realize there are probably a ton of tiny details that many of us overlooked, but that's not to say all your effort and time putting on this elaborate "prank" isn't appreciated.

Thank you.
 
I thought my "new" name was hilarious--I've never been accused of being voluble! Perhaps this was a shot at me first registering almost five years ago and just today breaking the hundred-post mark. Thanks MR--you made my day!
 
arn said:
The username hack was thought up and implemented by Doctor Q and Knox, so thank them for their hard work.
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Were the username prefixes assigned randomly, or was there a method to your madness? :)

devilot said:
...I realize there are probably a ton of tiny details that many of us overlooked, but that's not to say all your effort and time putting on this elaborate "prank" isn't appreciated.
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No need to worry, I'm sure if we missed anything Doctor Q will be more than happy to point everything out. :D ;)
 
For posterity, I captured a screenshot of the Top 30 posters with their April Fool's Day user names.

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