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Article: Hidden treasures on DVD Easter Eggs yield goodies
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 3, 2000
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Gather 'round. It's time to go on an Easter Egg hunt.
However, these fowl by-products are not the hard boiled,
multicolored treats that can be found under shrubs or furniture.
These Easter Eggs are buried within several hundred DVDs, including
such popular titles as "The Sixth Sense," "Rush Hour," "Galaxy Quest"
and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."
The concept and term Easter Eggs originated in the world of
computing, first as bugs or glitches allowing for quick status checks
of software applications. Easter Eggs eventually became a way to have
fun, as some software designers programmed comical pictures to appear
following a series of typed commands.
DVD Easter Eggs are for enjoyment only, ...