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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)
“Good artists copy, great artists steal.” -- Picasso via Steve Jobs

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Do It
User testing sometimes has surprising results
Date: June 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: User Interface, Software Design, Lisa
Comments: 7
Rating:  (4.66)

Creative Think
A seminar with Alan Kay
Date: July 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Inspiration
Comments: 5
Rating:  (4.18)

Resource Manager Countdown
Bob gives Bruce thirty days to finish the Resource Manager
Date: August 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Management
Comments: 1
Rating:  (4.11)

You Guys Are In Big Trouble
We receive Steve's permission to dismantle the onerous burglar alarm
Date: August 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple Spirit,Buildings,Management
Comments: 1
Rating:  (4.42)

Boot Beep
How the boot sound evolved
Date: September 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Technical,Personality
Comments: 7
Rating:  (4.31)

US Festival
We travel to Woz's rock festival
Date: September 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Celebrities,Personality,Recreation
Comments: 7
Rating:  (3.93)

Sound By Monday
Steve threatens to remove Mac's sound capability
Date: September 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware Design, Software Design, Management, Technical
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.33)

The Little Kingdom
Steve Jobs was almost 1982's Man of the Year
Date: December 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: The Press,Personality
Rating:  (4.27)

Credit Where Due
Why the Mac design team got credit for their work
Date: January 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,The Launch,The Press,Retreats
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.28)

The Grand Unified Model (2) - The Finder
The evolution of the Finder
Date: January 1983
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Software Design
Comments: 11
Rating:  (4.58)

What's A Megaflop?
We visit my alma mater to try to sell them Macs
Date: January 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,Education,Personality
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.33)

Little Rubber Feet
When industrial design and the reality of purchasing meet, and we find that no detail was too small to cause problems...
Date: January 1983
Author: Paul Tavenier
Topics: Industrial Design
Comments: 3
Rating:  (3.72)

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)

Steve Icon
Having your own icon became a status symbol
Date: February 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: MacPaint,Personality
Comments: 5
Rating:  (4.30)

Bouncing Pepsis
We cook up a special demo for John Sculley
Date: March 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Recruiting, Early Programs
Comments: 10
Rating:  (3.73)

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