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Recollections on the Creation of the Original Macintosh

Folklore.org hosts a whole bunch (123!) of stories about the creation of the Macintosh, and assorted other topics, from its creators.

Among the stories are on Steve Jobs’ “Reality Distortion Field,” the first image that Mac hardware ever displayed, Jobs’ enthusiasm for rounded rectangles, the creation of MousePaint for the Apple II, and many more things.

In related news, the source code to the Mac’s predecessor/sibling, the Apple Lisa, has recently been released to the public.

Folklore.org: The Original Macintosh

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Author rodneylivesPosted on February 3, 2023February 16, 2023Categories retroTags apple, computing, mac, retro

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