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Sun Microsystems in her glory days was reputed for playing elaborate and very enjoyable pranks on executives of the company, mostly during April Fools day. Sun Microsystems�̔ޏ��̉h���̓�ɂ͐��I�ȕ]�����Đ�����Ɣ��Ɋy����������������̉�Ђ̊����́A���4�����̓�ł��B Here is an extensive list compiled by�����ł́A��K�͂ȃ��X�g�ɃR���p�C���� Matt M Pérez�}�b�g���[�g���y���X .�ł��B
This will also give you an insight on how fun was Sun during those days.����ɂ��A���@�����@�ɂ��Ă��A��܂��ɂ́A���z�̒��ɂ����̓�Ɋy�����ł��B The earlier ones appears to be better, so you may want to check the bottom of the list first.�\�������A�ȑO�̂��̂��ǂ��̂ŁA���邱�Ƃ��ł��܂����m�F����ŏ��̃��X�g�̉��̕�ł��B
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| Year�N | Highlight�n�C���C�g | Target�ڕW�� | Prank�������� |
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| 1995 1995�N | Sun Quentin���z�J���^�� | Ed Zander and Scott McNealy�G�h�U���_�[�ƃX�R�b�g�}�N�j�[��CEO | Scott's office was turned into a day care center and a picture of a guy with Ed's mask stealing equipment from the back of a truck is published.�X�R�b�g�̎������́A�f�[�P�A�Z���^�[��L��ɂ���ƁA�摜�̃G�h�̃}�X�N�𓐂j�̌�납�瑕�u���g���b�N�ɐς�ł́A���J���܂��B |
| 1994 1994�N | Pond in Car in Office�r�ɎԂŎ����� | Andy Bechtolsheim�A���f�Bbechtolsheim | A water tank full of catfish in Andy's 911, inside his office.�i�}�Y�̐��^���N���t���ɃA���f�B��911 �A�������̒��ł��B |
| 1993 1993�N | Trip around the World���E���s������ | Bill Raduchel�@��raduchel | Raduchel is made to look like he committed "fraud" and McNealy outs him at the annual VP/Directors Meeting. raduchel���s����悤�Ɏ��̂悤�ɔނ̓R�~�b�g"���\"�ƃ}�N�j�[��CEO���ނ́A���N�P��̕��В�/�������c���ł��B |
| 1992 1992�N | Sharks Hockey�T���z�b�P�[ | Scott McNealy and Curt Wozniak�E�H�Y�j�A�b�N���̃X�R�b�g�}�N�j�[��CEO�Ƒf���C�Ȃ� | Sun execs were fooled into a playing hockey with hockey luminaries like Bobby Hall.���z�̊������z�b�P�[���\���z�b�P�[�E�̗L���l�����t�{�r�[�z�[���̂悤�ł��B Sharks players attended and signed autographs (but at the last minute could not participate for legal reasons).�T���̑I��ƃT�C�����o�ȁi�������A�Ō�̏u�ԂɎQ���ł��Ȃ������@����̗��R����j �B As the game starts Bobby Hall hooks McNealy who manages not to fall.�{�r�[�z�[���̃t�b�N�Ƃ��āA�Q�[�����N�����Ȃ��悤�ɏH�̃}�N�j�[��CEO who���Ǘ����܂��B |
| 1992 1992�N | SMLI/SunSoft water fight smli /�T���d�q���Ɠ��� | - | Not an April Fool's prank, but worth mentioning anyway.�G�C�v�����t�[���̂�������Ȃ����A�Ƃɂ����d���炵���ł��B A (kinda) working catapult was build atop Building 10. �i kinda �j�Ζ��J�^�p���g�͏��R�r���h�̌���10 �B |
| 1991 1991�N | Office in Pond�������ɒr | Wayne Rosing�E�F�C�����[�W���O | Wayne's office in Steinhart Aquarium.�E�F�C���̎������ɃX�^�C���n���g�����قł��B Wayne, in his scooba hear, sits in his office, underwater while a shark swims right behind him.�E�F�C���́A�ނ�scooba�����̂��A�ނ̃I�t�B�X�ɍ����A�����̂������ɔނ̃X�C�����ɃT���ł��B Thanks for all the fish.���ׂĂ̋��������������肪�Ƃ��������܂��B |
| 1991 1991�N | Sun Execs at Apple���z�̊����̓A�b�v�� | John Scully et al�W�����X�J���[�� | Sun execs walk into Apple's staff meeting wearing masks of Apple execs.���z�̊����A�A�b�v���Ђ̃X�^�b�t��c���ɓ��A�b�v�������}�X�N�𒅗p���܂��B Scully was not amused.�X�J���[�͂Ȃ��ʔ������ł��B |
| 1990 1990�N | All the Wood Behind one Arrow 1�̖��̌��̂��ׂĂ̖؍� | Scott McNealy�X�R�b�g�}�N�j�[��CEO | Huge arrow through McNealy's office in PAL-1, out through the front of the building.�}�N�j�[��CEO�̎�������ʂ��ċ���Ȗ��PAL��- 1 �A���̌����̑O�ʂɏo���Ă��܂��B |
| 1989 1989�N | Debugging Building 12�f�o�b�O�̌���12 | OpenWindow team et al�`�[����openwindow | Building 12 was wrapped in plastic and "fumigated." 12�́A�v���X�`�b�N���̌����ɕ�܂�A "�����������܂��B " A huge "NO BUGS" sign hanging from a crane pointed to the building and could be seen from Hwy 101.�����"�o�O"�T�C���i��Y����w�E���ꂽ�����ƃN���[�����ނ��101���猩����B |
| 1988 1988�N | Office in Elevator/Birds in Office�������ɃG���x�[�^�[/���̃I�t�B�X | Bernard Peuto�o�[�i�[�hpeuto | Bernard's office in Building 5 was moved out to the elevator and his office was turned into a bird sanctuary, including a pair of peacocks.�o�[�i�[�h�̃I�t�B�X�r��5�́A�ړ�����ɂ��ăG���x�[�^�[�Ɣނ̎������͒��ޕی��ɕς����āA�E���̃y�A���܂ށB |
| 1988 | Golf course in Office�S���t�R�[�X�̎����� | Scott McNealy and Bernie Lacroute�X�R�b�g�}�N�j�[��CEO�ƃo�[�j�[lacroute | Their offices in Building 6 were combined into a raised golf course, including a sand trap and a water fountain with a peeing angel. 6�������r���ɃI�t�B�X���\�����N�S���t�R�[�X���܂ށA���g���b�v���A�␅���peeing�V�g�ł��B |
| 1987 1987�N | Car in Pond�ԂŒr | Bill Joy�r���W���C | Bill's car appears in the middle of the pond behind Building 6, resting placidly on the surface of the water.�@�Ă̎Ԃ��\������A�r�̔w��̌����̐^��6 �A���Î��̐��̕\�ʏ��placidly�ł��B Bill is given a dingie to go rescue his car.�@�Ă͗^����ꂽ�ނ̎Ԃ��~���ɍs��dingie�ł��B |
| 1986 1986�N | Car in Office�Ԃ̃I�t�B�X | Eric Schmidt�G���b�N�V���~�b�g | A fully functional VW appears in his office in Building 5 and he signs the title for it.�t�H���N�X���[�Q�����\������A���S�ɋ@�\���鎷�����Ō����ɏ�������ނ̃^�C�g����5�Ƃ��Ă��������B |
| 1985 1985�N | Office in Pond�I�t�B�X�ł̒r | Eric Schmidt�G���b�N�V���~�b�g | Eric's office is moved to the platform over the pond between Building 5 and 1.�G���b�N�̎������Ɉړ����āA�v���b�g�t�H�[���r�z���̌����̊Ԃ�5��1 �B |
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