This Grandpa BlogsJan 20
A must-read for anyone curious about how tech history was made at Apple.
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https://thisgrandpablogs.com/how-the-mac-was-made/
How the Mac Was Made: The True Story Behind Apple’s Icon

Discover how the Mac was made through insider stories from Apple’s early days in this vivid account by engineer Andy Hertzfeld.

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This Grandpa BlogsDec 2
Discover the creativity, chaos, and “insanely great” moments of the first Mac.
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https://thisgrandpablogs.com/how-the-mac-was-made/
How the Mac Was Made: The True Story Behind Apple’s Icon

Discover how the Mac was made through insider stories from Apple’s early days in this vivid account by engineer Andy Hertzfeld.

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Ars Technica NewsNov 12
Original Mac calculator design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for 10 minutes https://arstechni.ca/Evoh #softwaredevelopment #userinterfacedesign #talesoftechhistory #Vintagecomputing #computerhistory #talesoftechlore #retrocomputing #AndyHertzfeld #ChrisEspinosa #Folklore.org #talesoftech #calculator #classicmac #Macintosh #QuickDraw #retrotech #SteveJobs #Apple #apple #MacOS #Tech #1982 #1984
🔏 Matthias WiesmannNov 12

Calculator Construction Set

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

Folklore.org: Calculator Construction Set

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The Mac calculator’s original design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for ten minutes https://arstechni.ca/UzcL #softwaredevelopment #userinterfacedesign #talesoftechhistory #Vintagecomputing #computerhistory #talesoftechlore #retrocomputing #AndyHertzfeld #ChrisEspinosa #Folklore.org #talesoftech #calculator #classicmac #Macintosh #QuickDraw #retrotech #SteveJobs #Apple #apple #MacOS #Tech #1982 #1984
The Mac calculator’s original design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for 10 minutes

In 1982, a young Mac developer turned Jobs into a UI designer—and accidentally invented a new technique.

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MacintoshGarden FeedJun 13, 2025

IconBounce

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/iconbounce

Andy Hertzfeld wrote this fun little app on Nov.17, 1985, apparently using version 1.0 of the Macintosh 68000 Development System. (His source code requires the "MacTrap.D" include file, which was

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Ars Technica NewsJun 9, 2025
Bill Atkinson, architect of the Mac’s graphical soul, dies at 74 https://arstechni.ca/8XuR #Vintagecomputing #AndyHertzfeld #BillAtkinson #Folklore.org #Machistory #Obituaries #Macintosh #retrotech #SteveJobs #obituary #Apple #apple #Tech
Bill Atkinson, architect of the Mac’s graphical soul, dies at 74

Creator of MacPaint, HyperCard, and pull-down menus shaped modern computing.

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quoteallthethings #Yang2020 🐉Jul 30, 2019
As you know, Microsoft eventually kind of grabbed the gold ring out of Apple's hands, I guess.... #AndyHertzfeld #citations https://openquotes.github.io/authors/andy-hertzfeld-quotes/#318bc03c
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quoteallthethings #Yang2020 🐉May 19, 2019
Working long hours being single helps because your time is yours. Once you have a family your time isn't all yours anymore. Most of the Mac team, we were in our mid-20's, most of us were single, and we were able to essentially devote our lives t... #AndyHertzfeld #quotation https://openquotes.github.io/authors/andy-hertzfeld-quotes/#3bc4952f
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quoteallthethings #Yang2020 🐉May 13, 2019
I did some products for the Apple II, most notably the first small low cost thermal printer, the Silent Type.... #AndyHertzfeld #aphorism https://openquotes.github.io/authors/andy-hertzfeld-quotes/#6904bf7b
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