An Illustrated History of Easter Eggs
summary
A concrete survey of real Easter eggs from Atari’s Adventure and Apple’s System 7 through iPod’s hidden iPod breakout, then a hands‑on account of building dozens of PCalc about‑screen features: 3D icons made in Blender, physics and driving using SceneKit, a collectible run with 100 golden bananas, an AR version that actually works and a port optimized for Apple Watch. Includes exact triggers (typing “secret about box” or dragging named files), historical removals of credits, and that tips from icons paid for an iMac Pro.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction to P Calc
- 1:05History of Easter Eggs
- 4:26Influence of Early Games
- 5:36Easter Eggs at Apple
- 9:28The Dogcow Controversy
- 10:323D About Boxes and ROMs
- 13:58Newton and OS 8 Secrets
- 15:32Working at Apple
- 17:37App Secrets and Getting Credit
- 19:46Jobs Bans Easter Eggs
- 21:46The Last Easter Eggs
- 23:32Post-Apple and Indie Life
- 24:28P Calc Hidden Features
- 26:55Motivation and Final Credits
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