Andy Hertzfeld Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

10 Famous Quotes by Andy Hertzfeld
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“Apple instigated the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, which was the first mass market personal computer as we know them today.”
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“I think Apple would be more of an ordinary company without him--it would be much less audacious, daring and artistic.”
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“A lot of people thought Steve Jobs was a CEO of Apple but he never was until he came back to Apple in 1997.”
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“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.”
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“As you know, Microsoft eventually kind of grabbed the gold ring out of Apple's hands, I guess.”
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“Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path.”
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“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.”
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“But typically for a project like the Mac, the size we had was pretty good. And it has different stages. The team grows as you have to write manuals and do testing... though the Mac had no formal testing.”
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“I developed some unique software to public it on the web that I call the Folklore Project.”
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“I did some products for the Apple II, most notably the first small low cost thermal printer, the Silent Type.”
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