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By: David K. Every
& Daniel Fanton
(C) Copyright 1999 DKE - All Rights Reserved.
System 7.5 Performa
This is the Performa CD that includes system 7.5 and comes with Performa 6100s (and assumably other Performas).
Hidden Numbers
There is a file in the following path:
- Macintosh CD-Install Me First : Restore All Software folder : Data File 46
The File "Data File 46" is actually a folder (disguised). It is the system folder used by the Performa CD. It contains, along with the system software (and an invisible System), a folder with a blank icon titled with something that looks like a phone number: "694-0330".
This number was originally thought to be nefarious (or some egg) -- but is turns out the explanation is more simple than that.
All software configurations are given a number in the format of XXX-XXXX by Apple. The XXX-XXXX is Apple Service's format for all of their part numbers (except for a few older part numbers in the format of XXX-XXXXX). This number represents the pre-loaded software configuration for a certain series of Macs. Apple Authorized Service Providers can subscribe to CD-ROMS of these configurations called Restoration CD's, which are used to restore a customer's system software to the exact configuration that came with the Mac from the factory.
I guess this doesn't count as a real egg.
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