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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh computer, and the people who created it. (119 stories)


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Switcher
The Macintosh's first multi-tasking environment
Date: October 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Technical,Compensation
Comments: 14
Rating:  (4.90)

The Times They Are A-Changin'
The big day finally arrives
Date: January 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,The Launch
Comments: 9
Rating:  (4.86)

Black Wednesday
A shakeup in Apple II engineering frees me up to work on the Macintosh
Date: February 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Origins, Apple II, Management,Recruiting
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.85)

Can We Keep The Skies Safe?
Burrell and I get our pictures in Newsweek
Date: January 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: The Press,The Launch,Marketing
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.84)

Busy Being Born
A visual history of the development of the Lisa/Macintosh user interface
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Origins,User Interface,Early Programs,Lisa,QuickDraw,Software Design
Comments: 11
Rating:  (4.80)

MacPaint Evolution
Bill decides to leave out a very impressive feature
Date: June 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: MacPaint,Software Design,QuickDraw,Technical,Lisa
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.78)

Quick, Hide In This Closet!
Steve forbid us to work with Sony
Date: August 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware Design, Management, Lisa
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.74)

Calculator Construction Set
Chris tries to make a Steve-approved calculator
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design
Comments: 2
Rating:  (4.71)

Too Big For My Britches
My belated performance review is delivered verbally
Date: February 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Personality Clashes
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.66)

The End Of An Era
The Mac division undergoes an inconceivable reorganization
Date: May 1985
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Personality,Personality Clashes,Quitting
Comments: 7
Rating:  (4.66)

A Message For Adam
We encounter Adam Osborne at the West Coast Computer Faire
Date: April 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Personality,Personality Clashes
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.65)

A Rich Neighbor Named Xerox
Steve confronts Bill Gates about copying the Mac
Date: November 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: 3rd party developers, Microsoft, Personality
Comments: 17
Rating:  (4.65)

The Father Of The Macintosh
Who is the father of the Macintosh?
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Credit,Personality
Comments: 12
Rating:  (4.62)

I Still Remember Regions
We almost lose Bill in a car accident
Date: April 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, QuickDraw,Personality
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.61)

Round Rects Are Everywhere!
Steve inspires Bill by pointing out something about the real world
Date: May 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Inspiration, QuickDraw
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.57)

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