Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!edcastle!tjc
From: tjc@castle.ed.ac.uk (A J Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Wanted: easter eggs
Message-ID: <5122@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 11 Jul 90 15:16:33 GMT
References: <9007081641.AA25236@volitans.MorningStar.Com> <31567@cup.portal.com> <7777@fy.sei.cmu.edu> <53575@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <7776@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM> <1134@carol.fwi.uva.nl> <5120@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Reply-To: tjc@castle.ed.ac.uk (A J Cunningham)
Organization: Edinburgh University Colouring Book Software
Lines: 24

In article <5120@castle.ed.ac.uk> nick@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell) writes:

>With the original release of the Mac MultiFinder (with system 5), if
>you hit a certain key combination you wouldn't get the usual "About
>MultiFinder" window, but instead a long scrolling list of credits
>(mostly humorous). The original had all the character names in
>full (Zippy the Pinhead etc), the version released had most of
>them crossed out (Zxxxx the Pxxxxxx etc).



	The releases of MacsBug in the 5.? range had the first 512 bytes
of the disk file filled with the names of all those who had contributed
to the development of the product. In version six someone with no sense
of humour had filled the space with spaces :-( Just goes to show the
lack of humour of people with suits and ties :-)
		Tony


-- 
Tony Cunningham, Edinburgh University Computing Service. tjc@castle.ed.ac.uk

		If a man among you has no sin upon his hand
	    Let him throw a stone at me for playing in the band.