Step-By-Step: Find Software Easter Eggs
Uncover the well-hidden treats in your software. Happy hunting!
Stan Miastkowski
Adobe Photoshop 6.0: Venus in Furs
Every new version of software has an internal code name while
it's under development. In the case of Adobe Photoshop version 6.0, the moniker
was "Venus in Furs." The illustration of Venus (in feline form) is still there,
and relatively easy to access. But there's more in this two-part Easter egg:
You can also read dozens of "secret messages" from the development staff team
that scroll below the cat illustration.
To see the cat:
- Open Photoshop 6.0.
- Press and hold
Ctrl-Alt.
- Drop down the Help menu
and click
About Photoshop.
To see the secret messages:
- Follow the steps above to access the
cat.
- Wait a few seconds for the credits below the cat illustration to
start scrolling.
- Press and hold down
Alt.
- Click the cat's big
eye.
- Press and hold down
Ctrl.
- Release
Alt.
