Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made

by Andy Hertzfeld

George Crow, our recently hired analog engineer, interrupted Steve. “Who cares what the PC board looks like? The only thing that’s important is how well it works. Nobody is going to see the PC board.” Steve responded strongly. “I’m gonna see it! I want it to be as beautiful as possible, even if it’s inside the box. A great carpenter isn’t going to use lousy wood for the back of a cabinet, even though nobody’s going to see it.”

Washington for three weeks, lobbying for legislation granting

I was beginning to see how Burrell was so successful with everything he did. Like many high achievers, Burrell enjoyed challenges so much that he actually sought them out or consciously created them. He seemed to aggressively set up challenging situations throughout his life.

year.” I was shocked. The average manager in the Apple II group was making at least twice that much. I then asked Burrell Smith about his compensation and found out that he was getting paid even less than Bud, since he started at Apple as a lowly service technician