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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (123 stories)
“The details are not the details. They make the design.” -- Charles Eames
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Having your own icon became a status symbol
Date: February 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: MacPaint,Personality
Comments:  5
Rating:  (4.35)
A wild hack is added to the resource compiler
Date: March 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Technical, Software Design, Prototypes, LaserWriter, Lisa, Lisa Rivalry
Comments:  3
Rating:  (4.5)
We cook up a special demo for John Sculley
Date: March 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Recruiting, Early Programs
Comments:  10
Rating:  (3.75)
A visit to the Lisa offices by former Governor Jerry Brown
Date: April 1983
Author: Dan Cochran
Topics: Celebrities,Lisa
Comments:  0
Rating:  (4.14)
Early Mac art from Jean-Michel Folon
Date: May 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: MacPaint, Celebrities
Comments:  1
Rating:  (4.33)
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)
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)
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)
Steve wants us to make the Macintosh boot faster
Date: August 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Inspiration
Comments:  5
Rating:  (3.9)
We put a hidden icon in the ROM
Date: August 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design
Comments:  30
Rating:  (4.63)
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