.waxpancake has discovered a hidden gem in macOS systems -- a PDF of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin white paper stored in the enigmatic 'Virtual Scanner II' device
, technology blogger Andy Baio has found that a copy of the groundbreaking Bitcoin white paper has been secretly included in Apple's macOS.
Baio confirmed the presence of the file in all versions of macOS from Mojave to the current version, Ventura. A device named"Virtual Scanner II" stores the Bitcoin white paper within the Image Capture utility. In order to be able to see the Bitcoin white paper, users can open a Terminal on their Mac and type a specified command. Alternatively, they can navigate through the System folder in Finder.reported by U.TodayIt is unknown whether the decision to include the document was intentional or an oversight by a Bitcoin enthusiast within the company.
He later found the device and noticed it also contained a PDF of the iconic Bitcoin white paper. The purpose of Virtual Scanner II remained unclear. A reliable source has informed Baio that the matter was reported internally almost a year ago and was assigned to the very engineer responsible for placing the PDF in the system initially. However, that individual has not taken any action yet.
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