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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (123 stories)
“A designer knows that he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” -- Antoine de St-Expurey
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The attitudes and values of the team forged the spirit of the Macintosh
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple Spirit,,Inspiration,Management,Personality,Origins,Reality Distortion
Comments:  7
Rating:  (4.47)
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)
A brief history of desk accessories
Date: October 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,User Interface,Personality
Comments:  14
Rating:  (4.45)
Steve Jobs meets Donald Knuth
Date: September 1983
Author: Tom Zito
Topics: Personality,Inspiration
Comments:  4
Rating:  (4.44)
Developer documentation was crucial to our success.
Date: June 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Documentation,Software Design,Lisa
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.43)
The design of the Macintosh case
Date: March 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Industrial Design,Hardware,Prototypes
Comments:  9
Rating:  (4.41)
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 quits Apple, but fails to live up to his threat
Date: February 1985
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management, Quitting
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.4)
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)
Burrell actually designed 5 different Macintoshes
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware Design,Technical,Prototypes
Comments:  4
Rating:  (4.4)
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