That hidden G3 Mickey has resurfaced, this time in a short retort which just appeared in Mac OS Rumors. Some readers had apparently inundated the site with questions about its significance or the veracity of certain tales behind it. All I can say is, lighten up, and enjoy it for what it is—an amusing story. Just because it was somebody else's discovery—and it certainly wasn't mine—doesn't mean you have to knock it by telling readers they've "wasted far too much time" on it.
Don't take it so seriously—I never did, even though I admit I was thoroughly intrigued when I first saw the graphic myself at the Apple Recon site. Technically speaking—if you could at all be technical when talking about Mickey Mouse—that G3 Mickey is what you would refer to as a Serendipitous Mickey; it happened by pure coincidence—a chance confluence of elements, like a cloud in the sky that momentarily seems to spell out subliminal messages.
Maybe that last example wasn't a particularly good one. But you get the point, right?
Disney Rumor Echoes Blast From The Past The iMac NewsPage
February 19, 1999
About That Hidden Mickey
The best word to describe it would be serendipitous. The revelation by Apple Recon of that famous silhouette cleverly hidden within the Blue Power Mac G3 logo is remarkable, to say the least. Matching the best of the many documented hidden Mickeys before it for sheer ingenuity, it bears the trademark attributes that those in the know are familiar with -- except that it is found on a product not associated with Disney. (Not yet, anyway.) And it is difficult upon its discovery to dismiss it as a product of an over-zealous imagination. For sure, both the overt and latent icons were established long before the paths of the corporations whom they represent ever crossed.
Disney Blast and the iMac's Circular Mouse
The iMac NewsPage
February 18, 1999
Guess you've heard by now the amusing rumors about Disney taking over Pixar and Apple, and making Steve Jobs CEO. Well, those rumors got nipped in the bud even before you could sing Zippity-doo-da. Talk about wishing upon a star...
But wait -- there's more. Thanks to the keen eye of Apple Recon, the logo we're all now familiar with can literally turn into a remarkable resemblance of another. (According to highly unreliable sources within Apple, this is also the real reason why the iMac's Mouse is circular!) Also, look at the bottom left screen in the opening frame of the HAL ad...
