WWDC 2005: Stump the Experts

Which Apple employee had a speaking part in Terminator 2?

Larry Yaeger

Which company made the original OS for the iPod?

Pixo (the founder was on the panel)

Which Apple software had icons from Month Python?

System 7 filesharing

What is the startup sound for the Apple Pippin

female voice saying "Pippin"

Which Apple software title had a poem in the about box?

HyperCard 2.0, poem possibly written by Bill Atkinson's wife

How many white and black pixels did the original Mac pointer have?

54 blacka and ~43 white

Some of the "slide questions" asked of the audience:

Why was "pr" used in the PRAM reset key sequence?

r = "reset" p = "pram"

What was the first Mac with the PRAM reset key sequence

Macintosh IIci

What ASCII art is in the iPod firmware?

stop sign

How long is a word on the iPod Shuffle processor?

24 bits

How does the european iPod differ from its US counterpart?

It has a lower maximum volume

How many levels are there in the iPod bricks game?

22

How does a Mac know which color an iPod is?

last several characters of the serial number

What issue did patch for iTunes 4.8 address for Swedish, Danish, and Finnish users?

The key sequence for the @ symbol muted sound

The most popular answer given by an audience member to the question "How can you get an iPod shuffle to play the first long in its library?" The audience member realized that the question did not say the first song had to play at the exclusion of the others, so he just responded "play the entire library". :)

Prizes were donated by Blizzard, BareBones, O'Reilly, Dr. Bott and Mactech, amongst others.

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