<s>
MacHack	B-Application
was	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
software	O
developers	O
conference	O
first	O
held	O
in	O
1986	O
in	O
Ann	O
Arbor	O
,	O
Michigan	B-Device
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Michigan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
(	O
18th	O
)	O
MacHack	B-Application
conference	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
–	O
21	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hacks	O
that	O
were	O
perceived	O
as	O
having	O
some	O
utility	B-Application
value	O
were	O
penalized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
being	O
held	O
in	O
a	O
vibrant	O
or	O
popular	O
location	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
MacHacks	B-Application
were	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
Holidome	O
in	O
Ann	O
Arbor	O
,	O
Michigan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
conference	O
tried	O
one	O
year	O
at	O
what	O
has	O
become	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
MacHack	B-Application
from	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
MacHacks	B-Application
were	O
held	O
in	O
an	O
indistinct	O
Holiday	O
Inn	O
along	O
the	O
Southfield	O
Freeway	O
in	O
Dearborn	O
,	O
Michigan	B-Device
,	O
adjacent	O
to	O
a	O
CompUSA	O
,	O
a	O
Wendy	O
's	O
,	O
a	O
Chili	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
much	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Mattson	O
was	O
one	O
such	O
Apple	O
representative	O
,	O
engaging	O
so	O
regularly	O
and	O
earnestly	O
that	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
all	O
Jordan	O
's	O
fault	O
"	O
became	O
a	O
mantra	O
of	O
MacHack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacHax	O
Group	O
held	O
the	O
First	O
Annual	O
MacHax	O
Group	O
Best	O
Hack	O
Contest	O
at	O
the	O
second	O
MacHack	B-Application
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A-trap	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
A-trap	O
exception	O
mechanism	O
which	O
Apple	O
used	O
to	O
great	O
effect	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
provided	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
hacking	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
attendees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacHack	B-Application
's	O
small	O
,	O
informal	O
ethic	O
,	O
and	O
on-site	O
coding	O
challenges	O
have	O
been	O
carried	O
on	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
conferences	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
C4	O
conference	O
was	O
explicitly	O
created	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
void	O
left	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
MacHack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
3rd	O
place	O
:	O
NewTablet	O
,	O
which	O
turns	O
a	O
Newton	O
into	O
a	O
mouse	O
replacement	O
for	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
EULB	O
Extension	O
Program	O
-	O
A	O
program	O
that	O
simulates	O
a	O
2004-era	O
iBook	O
logic	O
board	O
error	O
that	O
results	O
in	O
screen	O
flashing	O
on	O
Macs	B-Device
that	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
that	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scroll	O
Plate	O
-	O
Hold	O
a	O
paper	O
plate	O
with	O
an	O
up-pointing	O
red	O
or	O
down-pointing	O
green	O
arrow	O
on	O
it	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
webcam	O
and	O
your	O
Mac	B-Device
will	O
scroll	O
in	O
that	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stupid	O
Shell	O
Tricks	O
2004	O
-	O
A	O
bunch	O
of	O
shell	O
scripts	O
that	O
do	O
fun	O
things	O
,	O
like	O
one	O
that	O
would	O
open/close	O
the	O
CD	O
tray	O
on	O
Macs	B-Device
in	O
the	O
next	O
room	O
in	O
a	O
choreography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talkicity	O
-	O
An	O
app	O
that	O
used	O
various	O
Talking	B-Application
Moose	I-Application
animations	O
and	O
ran	O
a	O
conversation	O
between	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
