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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)
“Simple things should be simple. Complex things should be possible.” -- Alan Kay

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Calculator Construction Set
Chris tries to make a Steve-approved calculator
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.75)

Mister Macintosh
Steve has a unique idea for the software
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Personality
Comments: 7
Rating:  (4.12)

-2000 Lines Of Code
It's hard to measure progress by lines of code
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Management, Lisa
Comments: 5
Rating:  (4.75)

Signing Party
The artists sign their work
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management, Apple Spirit,Industrial Design
Comments: 12
Rating:  (4.36)

Rosing's Rascals
The Lisa Filer was radically redesigned with no time to spare
Date: March 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Lisa, User Interface, Management
Comments: 1
Rating:  (4.28)

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble
We interview candidates for software manager
Date: March 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management, Personality
Comments: 20
Rating:  (4.11)

And Another Thing...
There was some friction between the Mac and Lisa teams
Date: March 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Lisa, Management, Personality,Personality Clashes,Lisa Rivalry
Comments: 2
Rating:  (3.64)

Software Wizard
The Mac group gets business cards
Date: March 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Personality, Apple Spirit
Comments: 5
Rating:  (4.57)

And Then He Discovered Loops!
Bob has written many lines of code
Date: April 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Management
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.31)

I Still Remember Regions
We almost lose Bill in a car accident
Date: April 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, QuickDraw,Personality
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.63)

Bouncing Balls
My interview with Chris Espinosa
Date: May 1982
Author: Caroline Rose
Topics: Recruiting
Comments: 1
Rating:  (3.88)

You Can't Fire Bruce!
The software team has a personality clash
Date: May 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Personality Clashes
Comments: 2
Rating:  (4.15)

Alice
The Macintosh's first great game
Date: June 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Games,Lisa,Marketing
Comments: 15
Rating:  (4.55)

Inside Macintosh
Developer documentation was crucial to our success.
Date: June 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Documentation,Software Design,Lisa
Comments: 5
Rating:  (4.35)

Invasion of Texaco Towers
A double standard for secrecy
Date: June 1982
Author: Jerry Manock
Topics: Celebrities,Industrial Design,Social Life
Comments: 1
Rating:  (3.72)

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