Archy in large part builds on Raskin's earlier work with the Apple Macintosh, Canon Cat, SwyftWare, and Ken Perlin's Pad ZUI system.
The song "Si Xi Lin Men Xi Ying Chun" (四囍臨門喜迎春) is a greeting song for the Chinese New Year, as are "Ma Bao 668" (孖寶668) and "Ni Zui Hong" (你最紅).