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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)
“Less is more.” -- Mies van der Rohe

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Lisa: (19 stories)
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Texaco Towers
The office where the Mac became real
Date: January 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Origins, Lisa,Buildings
Comments: 6
Rating:  (3.50)

Square Dots
The Lisa had a different screen resolution than the Macintosh
Date: April 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware Design, Management, Lisa
Comments: 8
Rating:  (3.64)

I Don't Have a Computer!
Bruce needs to find a computer, and fast.
Date: December 1981
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Apple Spirit,Lisa,Lisa Rivalry,Buildings,Management
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.30)

Hungarian
A curious style of programming
Date: January 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Technical, Lisa
Comments: 5
Rating:  (4.00)

-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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

RMaker
A wild hack is added to the resource compiler
Date: March 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Technical,Software Design,Prototypes,LaserWriter,Lisa,Lisa Rivalry
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.50)

A Big Scare!
A visit to the Lisa offices by former Governor Jerry Brown
Date: April 1983
Author: Dan Cochran
Topics: Celebrities,Lisa
Rating:  (4.14)

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: 5
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: 6
Rating:  (4.75)

Pirate Flag
The Mac Team hoists a pirate flag
Date: August 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple Spirit,Buildings,Lisa Rivalry,Retreats
Comments: 7
Rating:  (4.00)

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