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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)
“It's better to be a pirate than join the Navy” -- Steve Jobs

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We're Not Hackers!
We were always dealing with memory limitations
Date: September 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Technical,Personality
Comments: 4
Rating:  (3.93)

Make a Mess, Clean it Up!
Burrell had a unique approach to playing Defender
Date: September 1983
Author: Donn Denman
Topics: Personality, Recreation
Comments: 5
Rating:  (4.15)

The Mythical Man Year
Steve estimates the effort that went into Quickdraw
Date: October 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Personality, Reality Distortion, QuickDraw
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.12)

MacPaint Gallery
A gallery of Susan Kare's MacPaint art from 1983
Date: October 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Social Life,Testing,MacPaint,Marketing
Comments: 7
Rating:  (4.44)

90 Hours A Week And Loving It!
Burrell modifies his sweatshirt
Date: October 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: T-Shirts, Personality
Comments: 3
Rating:  (3.92)

Price Fight
We feel betrayed by the unexpectedly high price
Date: October 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,Twiggy
Comments: 13
Rating:  (3.84)

Monkey Lives
The very first location in low memory
Date: October 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Testing, Technical
Comments: 6
Rating:  (4.10)

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)

Steve Capps Day
We all dress up in honor of Steve Capps
Date: December 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Personality,Apple Spirit
Comments: 1
Rating:  (4.06)

3rd Party Developers and Macintosh Development
Some Comments about Developing Applications for the Apple Macintosh 128 Computer from a 20 Year Perspective
Date: January 1984
Author: David Craig
Topics: 3rd party developers,Lisa,Software Design,Technical
Comments: 13
Rating:  (2.91)

The Times They Are A-Changin'
The big day finally arrives
Date: January 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,The Launch
Comments: 10
Rating:  (4.87)

A Mac For Mick
We present a Mac to Mick Jagger
Date: January 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,Celebrities,The Launch
Comments: 4
Rating:  (3.90)

A Floppy named lsadkfjalhkjh
An early bug in the Finder sends Bruce back to the drawing board...
Date: January 1984
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Bugs,Software Design,The Launch
Comments: 2
Rating:  (4.00)

Disk Swapper's Elbow
a last minute bug causes some problems
Date: January 1984
Author: Steve Capps
Topics: Software Design,Technical,Bugs
Comments: 12
Rating:  (3.93)

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: 6
Rating:  (4.84)

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