Andy Hertzfeld says he’s as rocked today as he was on January 24, 1984, the day Steve Jobs unveiled the original Macintosh. “It was incredible, like watching your baby come into the world and watching ...

Software wizard Andy Hertzfeld— one of the geniuses behind the original Apple Macintosh—found these rare interviews from an original Macintosh commercial that was never aired. It reminds me of the now ...

That's Susan Kare, the icon designer on the original Mac. Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original members of the Macintosh team, has uploaded an unseen series of 1983 interview snippets intended to be ...

Macintosh 40th anniversary celebrations continue tomorrow with a live event bringing together many key members of the original project team. Participants will include Bill Atkinson, Steve Capps, Andy ...

Ever wonder why the original Mac dismissed the expansion slots that many of the competing machines of the era had? Or why so many of today’s user interfaces have rounded rectangles surrounding the ...

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was infamous for his harsh critiques of the work of his team. Hardware or software, if Steve wasn’t 100% happy, you would certainly know about it. Chris Espinosa, who wrote ...

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