"The Bitcoin Whitepaper Is Hidden in Every Modern Copy of macOS"

[bogdanw]

"The Bitcoin Whitepaper Is Hidden in Every Modern Copy of macOS"
https://waxy.org/2023/04/the-bitcoin-whitepaper-is-hidden-in-every-modern-copy-of-macos/
Andy Baio: "While trying to fix my printer today, I discovered that a PDF copy of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper apparently shipped with every copy of macOS since Mojave in 2018.
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If you’re on a Mac, open a Terminal and type the following command:

open /System/Library/Image\ Capture/Devices/VirtualScanner.app/Contents/Resources/simpledoc.pdf

If you’re on macOS 10.14 or later, the Bitcoin PDF should immediately open in Preview."

 

[Fishrrman]

I just tried it on my 2018 Mini running Mojave.
It's there.

 

[bogdanw]

Since this thread was started, MacRumors has picked up the story
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/06/macos-includes-bitcoin-whitepaper/
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...in-every-version-of-macos-since-2018.2386059/
It’s up to the moderators to close/delete this thread.

Ars Technica: "We've contacted Apple to see if the company has anything to add. Absent a response, the easiest explanation is that the bizarre but ultimately harmless inclusion of the white paper is an Easter egg tucked away by some cryptocurrency enthusiast at Apple, and we'd expect"
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...way-in-macoss-system-folders-for-some-reason/

 

[thettareddast]

yup, i got it

 

[chown33]

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Please continue any discussion in the main article:

Apple Has Included Bitcoin Whitepaper in Every Version of macOS Since 2018

In every copy of macOS that has shipped since 2018, Apple has included the original Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto, and no-one seems to know...

www.macrumors.com