Question Cyclops on motherboard

[OliverB360]

I found my first computer (Compaq Presario 425) in my parent's basement the other day and noticed this cool cyclops guy on the motherboard. Is this some kind of logo or some random circuit board graffiti?

Sorry for the poor image quality, I was in a dark basement and the inside of the computer was disgusting. I guess dust gets a bit grimy in a damp basement after 22 years.

https://imgur.com/a/sFPSCo0

View: https://imgur.com/a/sFPSCo0

 

[AllanGH]

People who work in tech (and I mean the really intelligent people), who get stuck doing rote layout work get bored easily. This kind of thing has been pretty common over the years. You can find butt-loads of similar doodles on μP dies, and in many other serendipitous locations.

I'd chalk it up to something like that, and hope that things got better for the MB silkscreen layout guy..

 

[drea.drechsler]

I found my first computer (Compaq Presario 425) in my parent's basement the other day and noticed this cool cyclops guy on the motherboard. Is this some kind of logo or some random circuit board graffiti?

Sorry for the poor image quality, I was in a dark basement and the inside of the computer was disgusting. I guess dust gets a bit grimy in a damp basement after 22 years.

https://imgur.com/a/sFPSCo0

View: https://imgur.com/a/sFPSCo0

I think that's called an "easter egg".

Easter egg (media) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Back in the day (and any 486-based computer is definitely from 'back in the day') little gems of humorous creativity were planted in odd places, usually in software. These 'easter eggs' were really popular to go looking for in new releases.

I guess the guy responsible for the silk-screen artwork on that board felt he needed to get in the act!

 

[Mnpelt]

Hey I also found this guy breaking down an old compaq from 1994. So it wasn’t just one time Easter egg. Wonder if this was made by the same guy. New here, not sure how to post the pic of it.