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Apple History At folklore.org

Posted by timothy on from the fun-reading dept.

oaklybonn writes "Andy Hertzfeld seems to be the primary author on this fascinating site, which details many of his experiences in the Macintosh (Bicycle??) development efforts. It includes such choice commentary as: "we were amazed that such a thoroughly bad game could be co-authored by Microsoft's co-founder, and that he would actually want to take credit for it in the comments.", on a page describing a game bundled with the original IBM PC." Reader themexican adds "As a plus, Hertzfeld notes in the faq that the python code running the well-designed and easy to navigate site will be made public in the near future."

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  1. Re:Bicycle by bangmonkey · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Way to go beyond not just reading the article, but also repeating the contents. +5 Insightful indeed.

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  2. Re:Bicycle by mr100percent · · Score: 0, Redundant

    First off, when you posted, it is +3 insightful.

    Second, this wasn't in the contents. Go check the site yourself, the story isn't mentioned, only that they were going to use the name "Bicycle" (Why? It doesn't say)

    Ungrateful wretch, I will tell you, YOU, bangmonkey, no more interesting stories.

  3. Well designed and easy to navigate.. by XaXXon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    When it's not /.'d...

    *sigh*

    Where do I go to pay for a subscription? (rhetorical)

  4. Re:Bicycle by bangmonkey · · Score: 0, Redundant

    http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macin tosh&story=Bicycle.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Date& detail=medium Mentions the origin of 'Bicycle' for the team (Jobs quoted as saying computers were bicycles for the mind), as well as efforts to use the term. Linked with the word 'Bicycle' in the article :P I concede that your story was more in-depth.

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