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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (15 stories)
“There are two ways of constructing a software design: one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.” -- Tony Hoare
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A brief history of desk accessories
Date: October 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,User Interface,Personality
Comments:  14
Rating:  (4.45)
The Macintosh's first great game
Date: June 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Games,Lisa,Marketing
Comments:  17
Rating:  (4.5)
The evolution of the Finder
Date: January 1983
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Software Design
Comments:  11
Rating:  (4.58)
My belated performance review is delivered verbally
Date: February 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Personality Clashes
Comments:  3
Rating:  (4.61)
We put a hidden icon in the ROM
Date: August 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design
Comments:  30
Rating:  (4.63)
The Mac Team hoists a pirate flag
Date: August 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple Spirit, Buildings, Lisa Rivalry, Retreats
Comments:  9
Rating:  (4.22)
We were always dealing with memory limitations
Date: September 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Technical,Personality
Comments:  4
Rating:  (3.93)
The very first location in low memory
Date: October 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Testing,Technical
Comments:  7
Rating:  (4.04)
We all dress up in honor of Steve Capps
Date: December 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Personality,Apple Spirit
Comments:  1
Rating:  (4.17)
We need a demo for the intro
Date: January 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,The Launch,Software Design
Comments:  15
Rating:  (4.38)
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