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COS: The Last Word (12/2/97)
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MacOS Rumors has the followup on the recently-reported fact about the "COS" appearing in an old X-Files episode called "The Ghost in the Machine." In that episode, the sentient central computer system in an office building (seen labeled as "COS", for "Central Operating System") runs amok and kills various people who have the power to turn it off. The use of the name "COS" both in the show and for Omega's vaporware Mac OS-compatible operating system at first seemed like a goofy coincidence.

But now, Rumors readers are reporting that also in that episode appears the name "Omega," as well as the phrase "B2 Security," which Omega claims is the security level of its "Crypto Operating System." The evidence seems pretty conclusive that the COS is in fact a hoax, as just about everyone in the Mac community has suspected for a long time.

But hey, at least the hoaxers watch the X-Files, so they can't be all bad.

 
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The above scene was taken from the 12/2/97 episode:

December 2, 1997: (Sorry—this was before we started writing intro text for each episode!)

Other scenes from that episode:

  • 232: Springtime Buyout (12/2/97)   There goes Apple Recon again, talkin' 'bout a revolution. Or at least a takeover, which is almost the same thing. Only this time, it's not Larry Ellison and Oracle who's got the itchy check-writing fingers. Recon's saying that there are several companies large enough to try to buy Apple who are sniffing around its multicolored fruit...

  • 233: CompUSA Still Sucks (12/2/97)   Okay, pardon our French, but holy freakin' crap. Yes, we've heard umpteen horror stories about anti-Mac salespeople at computer superstores, and yes, we've even experienced such nightmares ourselves, but the "absolutely infuriating story" posted by MacOS Rumors (by way of Macintouch) really just takes the cake...

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