For those out there who truly have too much time on their hands, I bring you...  
The Excel Graphics Engine
   
  
 
  
  
  
  
    drudge
    
    March 6 2008 5:48 PM EST
  
  
    geezus, this guy has a lot of time on his hands
  
  
 
  
    
  
  
  
    Hm... pretty interesting.  I'll have to look into it.
  
  
 
  
  
  
    You guys are such huge techno freaks.
  
  
 
  
  
  
    :D
Awesome!
I love Excel! I need to study this! :D
  
  
 
  
  
  
    This kind of begs the question: what kind of country do you have to live in to use Excel as your graphics engine?
  
  
 
  
  
    Obscurans
    
    March 11 2008 4:30 PM EDT
  
  
    America or Europe or Ballmerland.
  
  
 
  
    
  
  
    Tezmac
    
    March 11 2008 4:34 PM EDT
  
  
    One with excellent programmers!
  
  
 
  
  
  
    @Tezmac
lol. 
@Obscurans
I think the guy lived in Hungary. I need to find the /. article on it...
  
  
 
  
  
    Daz
    
    March 12 2008 8:56 AM EDT
  
  
    It actually wouldn't be TOOO hard to do. Excel supports enough scripting languages to handle it. That isn't to say that I could (be bothered) to do it. Just imagine you're making an old 16 bit game, except instead of referring to a pixel, you refer to a cell...
  
  
 
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