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If those devs didn't have the extra time to be creative, we might not have gotten this classic.
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this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2025
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Reminds me of the graphing calculator on Macs. Guy wanted it in system 7 so bad he ignored getting fired, broke into the office, and snuck it into the master build.
http://www.pacifict.com/story/
For anyone wanting a read.
"Broke in" is a bit of an exaggeration. Their cards simply weren't turned off and they managed to fake it until the project was finished.
If you read the whole thing you'll learn that for some time their cards were in fact deactivated and they had to sneak in behind other people.
It's been decades since the last time I read it in full.