Re: AppleMouse firmware easter egg

[TomCh <tomcharlesworth@blueyonder.co.uk>]

On Friday, July 27, 2012 12:19:42 AM UTC+1, D Finnigan wrote:
> I found an easter egg in the AppleMouse card firmware last evening by
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> accident. As far as I know, I am the first person to report this discovery,
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> unless it appears in some magazine unknown to me.
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> 
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> First enter the Monitor with your AppleMouse card in slot 4. Press Control-E
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> to modify the CPU registers. Modify X to be C4 and Y to be 40.
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> Then type C4F0G
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> The screen will clear and the following is displayed:
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> AppleMouse
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> Copyright 1983 by Apple Computer, Inc.
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> Bachman/Marks/MacKay
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> and you will return to the Monitor.
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> Bachman probably refers to Fern Bachman, and I suppose Marks refers to
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> Bennet Marks. MacKay still eludes me.
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> -- 
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> ]DF$
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> Apple II Book: http://macgui.com/newa2guide/
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> Mac GUI Vault: http://macgui.com/vault/
> 
> Usenet Archive: http://macgui.com/usenet/

Nice find!

btw, I had to look up the ctrl-e monitor cmd. For those that don't know it (to set A,X,Y):
CTRL-E
:FF C4 40<CR>