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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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Vault of Horror
The Inside Mac cover you never saw
Date: October 1985
Author: Caroline Rose
Topics: Documentation
Comments: 2
Rating:  (3.90)

A Rose by Any Other Name
The Easter egg in Inside Macintosh
Date: December 1985
Author: Caroline Rose
Topics: Documentation,Credit
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.30)

Evolution Of A Classic
MacPaint 2.0
Date: March 1986
Author: David Ramsey
Topics: Maintenance,MacPaint
Comments: 10
Rating:  (4.07)

A Lesson In Diplomacy
What's worse than a dealer screwing up your new computer? Telling the customer the dealer screwed up their new computer.
Date: 1988
Author: David Ramsey
Topics: Marketing,Hardware,Mac II
Comments: 2
Rating:  (3.44)

Origins of Spline-Based and Anti-Aliased Fonts
Creation of the first spline-based font system
Date: January 1989
Author: William Donelson
Topics: Origins,Software Design
Comments: 2
Rating:  (3.06)

Mea Culpa
Here are some of our worst mistakes
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware Design,Software Design,Technical
Comments: 8
Rating:  (3.90)

Revolution in the Valley
The story of how this site turned into a book
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Commentary,The Book
Comments: 23
Rating:  (4.57)

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: 8
Rating:  (4.22)

The Macintosh Spirit
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: 5
Rating:  (4.33)

The Apple Spirit
An essay I wrote about Apple's values that was published in MacWeek
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Apple Spirit, Inspiration
Comments: 8
Rating:  (4.61)

The Father Of The Macintosh
Who is the father of the Macintosh?
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Credit,Personality
Comments: 14
Rating:  (4.55)

Five Different Macintoshes
Burrell actually designed 5 different Macintoshes
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Hardware Design, Technical,Prototypes
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.29)

Busy Being Born
A visual history of the development of the Lisa/Macintosh user interface
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Origins,User Interface,Early Programs,Lisa,QuickDraw,Software Design
Comments: 11
Rating:  (4.80)

Busy Being Born, Part 2
Here are a few seminal Macintosh screenshots, ala the Lisa polaroids
Date: undated
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics:
Comments: 2
Rating:  (4.50)

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