Subj : Re: MAC programmer
To   : CHARLES ANGELICH
From : Alan Zisman
Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 12:36 am

-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to ALL <=-

 CA> PBS has a recorded (audio only or audio and video) interview with one
 CA> of the original MAC team programmers.  Some insight into the life and
 CA> times of a successful professional programmer and some stories about
 CA> Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates, and Knuth.

 CA> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/

The entire show is a 92 MB MP4 file, but it's available as audio only (in a 
number of formats), or as a text transcript, or as video segments: 'The Juicy 
Bit' and 'The Nerdy Bit'.

Andy Hertzfeld, the guy you're referring to, seems like an interesting guy-- he 
played a major role in the initial Mac development, for which he developed the 
Toolbox-- the collection of tools built into the Mac that made it possible to 
program for its graphical interface, and developed a number of the original set 
of 'desk accessories'-- little programs bundled with it. After leaving Apple, 
he was a founder of General Magic, and Radius.

For those who prefer reading to watching/listening, he's written a book on the 
creation of the Mac, including many anecdotes from his experience and from 
others from the development team: Revolution in the Valley. Much of the content 
is available online at: www.folklore.org.

Either way, he tells a good story.
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