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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (16 stories)
“It's always necessary to seek for perfection. Obviously, for us, this word no longer has the same meaning. To me, it means: from one canvas to the next, always go further, further...” -- Pablo Picasso
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The original Mac team's original office
Date: October 1980
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple Spirit,Origins,Management,Buildings
Comments:  9
Rating:  (3.54)
We stay late to bring up the first printed circuit board
Date: May 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware,Prototypes,Management
Comments:  7
Rating:  (4.06)
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)
The first time we demoed the Macintosh to Microsoft
Date: July 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: 3rd party developers,Microsoft,Prototypes
Comments:  8
Rating:  (4.26)
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)
The artists sign their work
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Apple Spirit,Industrial Design
Comments:  13
Rating:  (4.19)
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:  (4.45)
The Mac team had a reputation for being spoiled
Date: April 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Buildings
Comments:  4
Rating:  (3.9)
My leave of absence was drawing to a close
Date: September 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Quitting,Personality Clashes,Reality Distortion
Comments:  4
Rating:  (4.07)
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