I did some products for the Apple II, most notably the first small low cost thermal printer, the Silent Type. Andy Hertzfeld applecostlow Change image and share on social
In fact when I first got my Apple II the first thing I did was turn it on and off, on and off, just because I had the power to do so, which I'd never had on a computer before. Andy Hertzfeld applecomputerfact Change image and share on social
Part of Steve's job was to drum into us how important what we were doing actually would be to the world. Andy Hertzfeld drumimportantjob Change image and share on social
I left Apple in April of 1984, pretty soon after the introduction of the Mac. Andy Hertzfeld appleaprilintroduction Change image and share on social
We were developing an innovative Personal Information Manager called Chandler but a couple years ago I took off from that to do a project writing down my memoirs essentially, reminiscing about the development of the Macintosh. Andy Hertzfeld agocallchandler share on social
Scotty heard that I was thinking about quitting Apple because of his actions, so he called me into his office and asked what it would take for me to stay? I said, maybe if I could work on the Mac project, which Steve had just taken over from Jef Raskin. Andy Hertzfeld actionappleask share on social
The Macintosh having shipped, his next agenda was to turn the rest of Apple into the Mac group. He had perceived the rest of Apple wasn't as creative or motivated as the Mac team, and what you need to take over the company are managers, not innovators or technical people. Andy Hertzfeld agendumapplecompany share on social
A lot of people thought Steve Jobs was a CEO of Apple but he never was until he came back to Apple in 1997. Andy Hertzfeld applebackceo Change image and share on social
I developed some unique software to public it on the web that I call the Folklore Project. Andy Hertzfeld calldevelopfolklore Change image and share on social
I started working at Apple about 18 months after I bought my Apple II. Andy Hertzfeld applebuymonth Change image and share on social