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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (5 stories)
“Art is a passion or it is nothing.” -- Roger Fry
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Mike Murray:  (5)
The artists sign their work
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Apple Spirit,Industrial Design
Comments:  13
Rating:  (4.19)
We visit my alma mater to try to sell them Macs
Date: January 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,Education,Personality
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.31)
The famous 1984 commercial almost got canceled
Date: September 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,The Launch
Comments:  7
Rating:  (4.52)
We present a Mac to Mick Jagger
Date: January 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,Celebrities,The Launch
Comments:  5
Rating:  (4.0)
The Mac division undergoes an inconceivable reorganization
Date: May 1985
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Personality,Personality Clashes,Quitting
Comments:  7
Rating:  (4.56)

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