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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (31 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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Bill Atkinson:  (31)
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We almost lose Bill in a car accident
Date: April 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,QuickDraw,Personality
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.37)
Developer documentation was crucial to our success.
Date: June 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Documentation,Software Design,Lisa
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.43)
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 evolution of the Finder
Date: January 1983
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Software Design
Comments:  11
Rating:  (4.58)
Why the Mac design team got credit for their work
Date: January 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,The Launch,The Press,Retreats
Comments:  4
Rating:  (4.37)
Having your own icon became a status symbol
Date: February 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: MacPaint,Personality
Comments:  5
Rating:  (4.35)
Bill decides to leave out a very impressive feature
Date: June 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: MacPaint,Software Design,QuickDraw,Technical,Lisa
Comments:  7
Rating:  (4.61)
We needed to come up with a naming scheme for our fonts
Date: August 1983
Author: Susan Kare
Topics: Software Design,Personality
Comments:  7
Rating:  (4.4)
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)
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