Messages from the Hall of Tortured Souls.
The writer discusses computer programers' insertion of secret messages, or Easter eggs, into popular software. He explains that an unusual series of commands must be given in a continuous and precise order to activate most Easter eggs. He considers the different types of Easter eggs that have been...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 353; no. 8150; pp. 75 - 77 |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
December 18 1999
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
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