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How To Make the Cat Burp and Meow in Photoshop 5 (Easter Egg)

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Easter eggs are hidden program features purposely included by the software programmers. They often reveal secret screens and messages. Here's a few easter eggs for Adobe Photoshop 5.
Time Required: N/A
Here's How:
  1. Open Photoshop
  2. Hold down Ctrl and Alt on the keyboard (Command + Option on Macintosh).
  3. Go to the Help menu and choose About Photoshop.
  4. When the Strange Cargo splash screen appears, type the word 'burp'.
  5. Notice the crate floating in the water. The crate will open slightly and you will see the Big Electric Cat peeking out.
  6. Type the cat's name - "Udo" - to hear him meow.
Tips:
  1. Hit the Alt key to speed up the scrolling credits.
  2. Scroll to the end of the credits to see a name you may recognise.
  3. Strange Cargo was the code name for Photoshop 5 while it was in development. Big Electric Cat was the code name for Photoshop 4.

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