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Andy Hertzfeld Quotes

I started working at Apple about 18 months after I bought my Apple II Picture Quote #1

I left General Magic in 1996 to become an Internet hobbyist - got a T - 1 line to my house. At one point I had all four food banks of the Bay Area hosted from this house here Picture Quote #1

But I think Steve’s main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He’s a perfectionist. Good enough isn’t good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great Picture Quote #1

Apple was our benefactor at starting General Magic, but about a year later decided they would rather BE General Magic and tried to make us blink out of existence... which we eventually did, but it took a few years Picture Quote #1

I was a grad student at UC Berkeley when I bought my Apple II and it suddenly because a lot more interesting than school Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Part of Steve’s job was to drum into us how important what we were doing actually would be to the world Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I left General Magic in 1996 to become an Internet hobbyist - got a T-1 line to my house. At one point I had all four food banks of the Bay Area hosted from this house here Picture Quote #1

Working long hours being single helps because your time is yours. Once you have a family your time isn’t all yours anymore. Most of the Mac team, we were in our mid-20’s, most of us were single, and we were able to essentially devote our lives to it Picture Quote #1

Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path Picture Quote #1

People who work on the user interface side need to have empathy as a key characteristic. But if you are writing device drivers you don’t really need to understand humans so well Picture Quote #1

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I’m the kind of developer who likes to throw lightning rods around. To make a great program there’s got to be at least one person at the center who is breathing life into it. In a ferocious way Picture Quote #1

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I started working at Apple about 18 months after I bought my Apple II (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) I left General Magic in 1996 to become an Internet hobbyist - got a T - 1 line to my house. At one point I had all four food banks of the Bay Area hosted from this house here (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) But I think Steve’s main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He’s a perfectionist. Good enough isn’t good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) Apple was our benefactor at starting General Magic, but about a year later decided they would rather BE General Magic and tried to make us blink out of existence... which we eventually did, but it took a few years (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) I was a grad student at UC Berkeley when I bought my Apple II and it suddenly because a lot more interesting than school (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) 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 Quotes) Part of Steve’s job was to drum into us how important what we were doing actually would be to the world (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) 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 Quotes) I left General Magic in 1996 to become an Internet hobbyist - got a T-1 line to my house. At one point I had all four food banks of the Bay Area hosted from this house here (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) Working long hours being single helps because your time is yours. Once you have a family your time isn’t all yours anymore. Most of the Mac team, we were in our mid-20’s, most of us were single, and we were able to essentially devote our lives to it. (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) People who work on the user interface side need to have empathy as a key characteristic. But if you are writing device drivers you don’t really need to understand humans so well (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes) I’m the kind of developer who likes to throw lightning rods around. To make a great program there’s got to be at least one person at the center who is breathing life into it. In a ferocious way (Andy Hertzfeld Quotes)