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by sixtram 407 days ago
We shipped our VB6 software on a 1.44 MB floppy disk. Actually, we had to add some random stuff to the installer to make our software fit on two floppies instead of one, so that customers would think our application was more complex. Our CEO wanted to make sure that the end user had to eject disk 1 and insert disk 2 during the installation. Sometimes you want to go big. So size matters.
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That's amazing! It reminds me of when a client once asked to make the red more red. I asked him to look at it again the next day and he said it was much better. I didn't have to do anything.
Similar to programs like TurboTax that add delays and “working” animations to make the user think something really complicated is being achieved.