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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (123 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 big day finally arrives
Date: January 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,The Launch
Comments:  12
Rating:  (4.85)
A visual history of the development of the Lisa/Macintosh user interface
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Origins,User Interface,Early Programs,Lisa,QuickDraw,Software Design
Comments:  11
Rating:  (4.83)
The Macintosh's first multi-tasking environment
Date: October 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Technical, Compensation
Comments:  20
Rating:  (4.79)
It's hard to measure progress by lines of code
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Management, Lisa
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.7)
We encounter Adam Osborne at the West Coast Computer Faire
Date: April 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Personality, Personality Clashes
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.7)
Steve confronts Bill Gates about copying the Mac
Date: November 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: 3rd party developers,Microsoft,Personality
Comments:  19
Rating:  (4.68)
How we got the unusual symbol used for the menu command key
Date: August 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design
Comments:  19
Rating:  (4.66)
User testing sometimes has surprising results
Date: June 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: User Interface,Software Design,Lisa
Comments:  8
Rating:  (4.66)
Burrell wants to get promoted to engineer
Date: September 1980
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Personality
Comments:  9
Rating:  (4.66)
Chris tries to make a Steve-approved calculator
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design
Comments:  5
Rating:  (4.64)
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