I did some products for the Apple II, most notably the first small low cost thermal printer, the Silent Type.

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

I developed some unique software to public it on the web that I call the Folklore Project.

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.

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.

Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path.

I did some products for the Apple II, most notably the first small low cost thermal printer, the Silent Type.