Yes, it is a prank. In fact, Ian Chivers seems to like to send it to
this list in February on 5 year cycles:
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 15:26:19 BST
Subject: i couldn't resist. :-) it is friday.....
From: Ian Chivers <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
I once tracked down the actual article this spoof is based on, which
Computer Magazine made available publicly, though I can't find the URL
at the moment.
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