Apple likes to have the last laugh. Over the years, the company has put a variety of Easter eggs — hidden tricks and features, for the uninitiated — in its line of Mac products.
Type tetris and hit Return. The game will launch. Move the pieces with your arrow keys, and drop them with Space. It’s clumsy, but it’s a version of Tetris that came with your Mac. Shadow and colossus: back in action mac os. Quinn, a networkable freeware Mac OS X variation on the classic arcade game Tetris, has been pulled from distribution at the behest of The Tetris Company, current owners of the Tetris trademark.
From clever photos to secret games, Mac developers have found plenty of ways to slip subtle messages into the personal computers. It's a mark of pride and a veritable rite of passage for product creators.
Tetris Online
See also: The 50 Greatest Video Game Easter Eggs of All Time
Tetris App Store
When Apple invented its first Mac, the 128K, consumers could find a very special gem hidden inside; once cracked open, users could see the signatures of everyone who worked for the computer division at the time adorning the interior.
Tetris Mac Download
Since then, they've upped the ante, slipping in witty references to Steve Jobs and sly jabs at other computer companies. In the gallery above, find just a few Easter eggs that every Mac-lover should know.