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Word 97's ghost in the machine: The crash that vanished the moment anyone looked at it

Word 97's ghost in the machine: The crash that vanished the moment anyone looked at it

Microsoft veteran recalls how a CPU errata, a mythical ICE, and a single sneaky NOP saved Clippy's big debut

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