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Retro Apple Easter Eggs

Postby crustyasp46 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:14 am

Easter Eggs

Sometimes programmers hide little messages in their programs. Here's how to find 'em:

AppleFax Modem

Hold down the button on the front while turning on the modem. The modem should beep three times. After the beeps, press the button in the EXACT rythem of the beeps. If you do it right, the modem should pronounce the names of the engineers on the modem project.

Cache Switch

Open Cache Switch, then, while holding option, click the version number. Also, try using balloon help and move the cursor on the version number.

Caps Lock

Use balloon help and move the cursor over the Caps Lock file in the Finder.

Color

In the Color control panel, click the "sample text" box.


DART

Hold down option and select "About DART" from the Apple menu.

FaxMaker

Choose "About Faxmaker" and click the icon.

Installer

Double-click Installer 3.0.1 and type "ski."

Labels

Open Labels and delete all of the Label names and resart.

Mac Classic

Hold down Command Option X O and turn on the computer.

Mac IIci

Set the General Controls date to 9/20/89 and restart while holding down Command Option C I.

Mac IIfx

Set the General Controls date to 3/19/90 and hold down Command Option F X

Mac Plus

Click the programmers switch's interrupt button and type "G 40E118" (that's a zero, not the letter O).

Mac SE

Press the interrupt switch and type "G 41D89A."

Mac SE/30

Click the interrupt switch and type "DM 4082E853 20."

MacPaint 2.0 (early editions)

Hold tab-space while choosing About MacPaint.

MacsBug

With balloon help on, put the cursor on the Macsbug icon in the Finder.

Map

Open the map control panel and type "mid."

Memory

Open the Memory control panel and turn on VM, then option-click the select hard disk.

Monitors

Just click the version number!

MultiFinder 1.0

Hold down command option while selecting About Multifinder.

MultiFinder 6.0

Choose About MultiFinder and leave the screen on for more than an hour.

PageMill

Hold option while selecting About Pagemill from the Apple menu.

Powerbook

Option click the version number.

Quicktime

Choose balloon help and put the cursor on the Quicktime icon in the Finder.

ResEdit

Hold shift option command and select About ResEdit.

Simple Player

Hold option and select about Simple Player. :cheers:
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