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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (3 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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Apple II:  (3)
The first product I developed for Apple
Date: September 1979
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple II, Prototypes, Printers
Comments:  5
Rating:  (4.37)
A shakeup in Apple II engineering frees me up to work on the Macintosh
Date: February 1981
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Origins,Apple II,Management,Recruiting
Comments:  9
Rating:  (4.61)
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)

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