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jan 1, 1981 - Raskin Names a Computer

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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.

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jan 1, 1981
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~ 45 years ago

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