Skunkworks At Apple -- The Graphing Calculator Story

Wednesday, 22 December 2004 19:33
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Seen on Slashdot: The Graphing Calculator Story.

A fascinating account of a programmer who wouldn't take no for an answer, and went on working on a project long after it was cancelled, sneaking into his former employer's offices to do so—and an account of the help he received from inside the company and how his product was eventually shipped as an official part of the operating system release.

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