Number of the Beast

“Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.” (Revelation 13:18)

“Ok, if you take all the letters in Bill Gates III and then convert it into ASCII code […] and then add up all the numbers […] You will get 666″ (Anonymous email forward)

So, is your cup of tea Christian mythology or Microsoft-bashing? Whichever is the case, download Number of the Beast to help you find the truth. Enter a name or phrase, and the program will try to match your entry to the number of the beast. Just hope your own doesn’t match….

Be sure to try:

  • “Barney, The Cute Purple Dinosaur”
  • “Bill Gates III”
  • “Brad Pitt”
  • “Netscape Navigator” and “Internet Explorer”

You Can:

  • Download Number of the Beast v1.05, Small Version: notb.zip (10 KB, requires MFC DLLs)
  • Download Number of the Beast v1.05, Full Version: NOTBfull.zip (107 KB, standalone)
  • NEW! Download source code for Number of the Beast v1.05: NOTBsource.zip (67 KB)
  • View Number of the Beast revision history

Recognitions:

This program was written in response to a statistical challenge by Hank Eskin of “Where’s George?”

Notes: Number of the Beast is a software program designed to run under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0 and higher. You are free to modify the source code for your own use, but may not distribute modified versions without express consent of the author. This program is distributed in the hopes that it may be entertaining but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any kind. “Windows”, “Windows 95″, “Windows 98″, “Windows 2000″, “Windows NT”, “Internet Explorer”, and “MFC” are registered trademarks of Microsoft corporation. “Netscape Navigator” is a registered trademark of Netscape corporation. “Barney” is a registered trademark of Lyons Partnership, L.P. “Scrabble” is a registered trademark of Hasbro corporation. Neither Bill Gates nor Brad Pitt endorses this program, and neither gave consent for his name to be used (but wouldn’t it be odd if one of them had?)

Finally, I’m really sorry that I have to disclaim this, but I fear I have to: THIS PROGRAM IS ENTERTAINMENT. IT’S FOR FUN. I AM NOT ENDORSING* CHRISTIANITY, CHRISTIAN MYTHOLOGY, NUMEROLOGY, MICROSOFT BASHING, NETSCAPE BASHING, BRAD-PITT-BASHING, OR BARNEY-BASHING**.
*Nor condemning, for that matter. It’s simply irrelevant to this program.
**OK, I am endorsing the Barney-bashing.