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It is true that Jef Raskin set the vision for Macintosh as an extremely friendly and approachable computing machine. However, there is other anecdote which say
by achow 7y ago
It is true that Jef Raskin set the vision for Macintosh as an extremely friendly and approachable computing machine.
However, there is other anecdote which says..
Andy Herzfeld, one of the Macintosh’s developers, says that Raskin is “much more like an eccentric great uncle than the Macintosh’s father,”
However, ..He also deserves ample credit for putting together the extraordinary initial team that created the computer, recruiting former student Bill Atkinson to Apple and then hiring amazing individuals like Burrell Smith, Bud Tribble, Joanna Hoffman and Brian Howard for the Macintosh team.
https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/October-2011/Steve-Jobs-Jef-Raskin-and-the-Humane-Interface/ https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/October-...
- braythwayt 7y agoThe folklore.org links I provided go into this and more. As I’m about to type into another reply in this thread... I think the conclusion to be drawn from discussions like this is that although narcissists like to suggest they and they alone provided the “magic spark” that make projects successful, it is an entire team of people who actually create revolutionary products. The business press—and society on average—love the myth of the visionary entrepreneur, but upon close inspection, success has many parents.