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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (31 stories)
“I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.” -- John Cage
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Bill Atkinson:  (31)
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Reflections on the 40th anniversary of my joining Apple
Date: April 1979
Author: Bill Atkinson
Topics: Inspiration, MacPaint, QuickDraw, HyperCard
Comments:  10
Rating:  (4.04)
The original Mac team's original office
Date: October 1980
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple Spirit,Origins,Management,Buildings
Comments:  9
Rating:  (3.54)
The Lisa had a different screen resolution than the Macintosh
Date: April 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware Design,Management,Lisa
Comments:  9
Rating:  (3.5)
Steve inspires Bill by pointing out something about the real world
Date: May 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Inspiration,QuickDraw
Comments:  10
Rating:  (4.63)
We hooked up a mouse to the Apple II
Date: June 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Apple Spirit,Prototypes,Technical,Apple II,Compensation
Comments:  7
Rating:  (4.36)
A brief history of desk accessories
Date: October 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,User Interface,Personality
Comments:  14
Rating:  (4.45)
A curious style of programming
Date: January 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Technical,Lisa
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.17)
It's hard to measure progress by lines of code
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Management, Lisa
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.72)
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:  2
Rating:  (4.26)
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:  (3.5)
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