A self-described computer geek has revealed a previously secret “easter egg” image file buried in the ROM code of the 27-year-old Power Macintosh G3 that shows the team that worked on the project.
The secret image of the team that worked on the Power Macintosh G3. Image credit: Doug Brown
The secret image of the team that worked on the Power Macintosh G3. Image credit: Doug Brown
Doug Brown, who maintains a blog that documents his experiments and research into older computers, said that he accidentally discovered the Easter egg while looking through resources in the Power Mac G3’s ROM. This model was made by Apple between November 1997 and August 1999.
The same ROM was used for the minitower, all-in-one, and beige desktop models. Brown said he was spending “a lazy Sunday” using a pair of tools called ROM Fiend and Hex Fiend to look through the G3’s ROM resources.