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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh computer, and the people who created it. (119 stories)
“Better is the enemy of best.” -- Alan Kay

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Larry Tesler(6 stories)
Joining the Mac Group
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: 1
Rating:  (4.18)

And Another Thing...
There was some friction between the Mac and Lisa teams
Date: March 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Lisa, Management, Personality,Personality Clashes,Lisa Rivalry
Comments: 2
Rating:  (3.50)

Do It
User testing sometimes has surprising results
Date: June 1982
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: User Interface, Software Design, Lisa
Comments: 7
Rating:  (4.61)

Credit Where Due
Why the Mac design team got credit for their work
Date: January 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,The Launch,The Press,Retreats
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.23)

A Floppy named lsadkfjalhkjh
An early bug in the Finder sends Bruce back to the drawing board...
Date: January 1984
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Bugs,Software Design,The Launch
Comments: 2
Rating:  (4.07)

On Xerox, Apple and Progress
An essay discussing where the Mac user interface came from
Date: undated
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Credit,Software Design,Origins
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.22)


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