Cracking open the eggs
SOFTWARE secrets can be tricky to unlock. The commands have to be followed precisely. Different versions of the same program may not contain a particular Easter egg. The following appeared on The Economist's computers:
This article appeared in the New Articles section of the print edition under the headline “Cracking open the eggs”
From the December 18th 1999 edition
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