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		telesilla on Jan 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Some strange Macintosh computers Revolution in The Valley is a fun read on how the Macintosh was created, from the perspective of the engineering team, via the author Andy Hertzfeld who worked closely with Jobs but 'most of the essays in the book are about the people that did the dirty work to make the Macintosh happen, their struggles, their sacrifices and their camaraderie'. Not much unlike any modern day team working to build something hard. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40492.Revolution_in_The_...

musicale on Jan 26, 2024 [–]

Most of the material from the book (and possibly more?) seems also to be available at Andy Hertzfeld's excellent:

https://folklore.org

One of my favorite bits is Bill Atkinson's remarkable Polaroid photos of the Lisa/Mac UI evolution from 1978 to 1982:

https://www.folklore.org/Busy_Being_Born.html

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