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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (123 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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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 evolution of the Macintosh digital board
Date: June 1981
Author: Daniel Kottke
Topics: Hardware Design, Prototypes, Technical
Comments:  5
Rating:  (4.04)
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)
Steve is concerned with the esthetics of the PC board
Date: July 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware Design,Personality
Comments:  9
Rating:  (4.41)
Burrell tried to sneak in some hardware expandability
Date: July 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware Design,Management
Comments:  13
Rating:  (4.27)
Rod Holt, who remember every technical detail in the world, forgot he hired me
Date: August 1981
Author: Brian Robertson
Comments:  0
Rating:  (2.87)
We discover who wrote an awkward game for the PC
Date: August 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Microsoft
Comments:  13
Rating:  (4.35)
The Reality Distortion Field changes Bruce's mind about working at Apple
Date: September 1981
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Reality Distortion,Apple Spirit,Recruiting
Comments:  2
Rating:  (3.85)
A brief history of desk accessories
Date: October 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,User Interface,Personality
Comments:  14
Rating:  (4.45)
The creation of resources
Date: December 1981
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Software Design, Origins, Technical, User Interface
Comments:  7
Rating:  (4.15)
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