FWIW, works perfectly on win2k and ruby 1.6.7 here (definitely impressive).
C:>ruby -v
ruby 1.6.7 (2002-03-01) [i586-mswin32]
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“If someone breaks into my house and steals my CDs,
who calls the cops, me or the music industry?
If it’s me, then that’s my property.”
–Ruben Safir