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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it (13 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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Apple Spirit:  (13)
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The original Mac team's original office
Date: October 1980
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple Spirit,Origins,Management,Buildings
Comments:  9
Rating:  (3.6)
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 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:  (3.9)
Bruce needs to find a computer, and fast.
Date: December 1981
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Apple Spirit,Lisa,Lisa Rivalry,Buildings,Management
Comments:  4
Rating:  (4.38)
The artists sign their work
Date: February 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management,Apple Spirit,Industrial Design
Comments:  13
Rating:  (4.19)
The Mac group gets business cards
Date: March 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Personality,Apple Spirit
Comments:  6
Rating:  (4.56)
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 Mac Team hoists a pirate flag
Date: August 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple Spirit, Buildings, Lisa Rivalry, Retreats
Comments:  9
Rating:  (4.22)
Steve gives the troops a pep talk
Date: September 1983
Author: Tom Zito
Topics: Apple Spirit,Management,Recruiting
Comments:  9
Rating:  (4.04)
We all dress up in honor of Steve Capps
Date: December 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Personality,Apple Spirit
Comments:  1
Rating:  (4.17)
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