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I was a Mac beta tester back in '83, and still have a copy of the pre-release "Inside Macintosh" mimeographed the day after the original programmers wrote their
by bsenftner 6y ago
I was a Mac beta tester back in '83, and still have a copy of the pre-release "Inside Macintosh" mimeographed the day after the original programmers wrote their drafts, filled with penciled in corrections and in some places pages of hand corrected notes. Reviewing a formal copy after edition 2 or 3, I was surprised to see a reduction in information quality and some of the key information from the penciled in notes completely missing.
- ChrisMarshallNY 6y agoThat is a cool story. I got my first Mac in '86 (a Mac Plus). My first copy of Inside Macintosh was the hardcover. I think it was two volumes, back then.
- bsenftner 6y agoThe original Inside Mac was 3 volumes, after their initial printing of the "phone book edition" - all three volumes in one thick soft spine binder. I really need to take the time to scan my copy and put it online. It's got ballpoint pen corrections from the Apple Engineers telling the beta testers various fixes.