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jan 1, 1979 - Macintosh Project

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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 Macintosh apple, his favorite fruit.

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jan 1, 1979
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~ 47 years ago

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