The Original Macintosh: 36 of 125 Mister Macintosh Author: Andy Hertzfeld Date: February 1982 Characters: Steve Jobs, Andy Hertzfeld, Susan Kare, Folon Topics: Software Design, Personality Summary: Steve has a unique idea for the software Mr. Macintosh,
as rendered by Folon (courtesy of Digibarn) Steve Jobs often came by Texaco Towers after dinner, to see what was new, and we'd usually show him whatever recent progress we made. Sometimes he'd be pissed off about something, but other times he'd be really excited about a new idea.
I was the only one in the office one evening when he burst in, exclaiming that he had a flash of inspiration.
"Mr. Macintosh! We've got to have Mr. Macintosh!"
"Who is Mr. Macintosh?", I wondered.
"Mr. Macintosh is a mysterious little man who lives inside each Macintosh. He pops up every once in a while, when you least expect it, and then winks at you and disappears again. It will be so quick that you won't be sure if you saw him or not. We'll plant references in the manuals to the legend of Mr. Macintosh, and no one will know if he's real or not."
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