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jan 1, 1979 - Jef Raskin Joins Apple

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Jef Raskin, a human interface expert who joined Apple a year prior, receives approval to begin work on the Macintosh project. Raskin names the computer after the McIntosh apple, his favorite fruit. The Lisa Project, another personal computer, also begins under Ken Rothmuller, with a projected shipping date of 1981.

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jan 1, 1979
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~ 46 years ago

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