It is not surprising that nobody bought it. It was about the size and shape of a baseball bat, made of wood, and not an instrument that anybody recognized. This was a common practice in those days, we paid nothing for it until it was sold. The instrument was left "on consignment". When I was about 11 or 12 years old, a salesman left a wooden instrument in my father's general store. Jef Raskin: My interest in the recorder has nothing to do with science or technology, but is due to an accident. Windkanal: Being in steady touch with fascinating science and technology, what was leading you to an instrument like the recorder? Who would have thought that one of the most important developers of this new digital lifestyle initially had his roots in the recorder culture and still plays the instrument with enthusiasm! In 2004, Nik Tarasov spoke with the American ‘Mozart of the microprocessor’ Jef Raskin (1943–2005) about his contact with the recorder. This disclaimer is a copyrighted work of Jef Raskin, first published in 2004, and is distributed 'as is', without warranty as to quality of humor, incisiveness of commentary, sharpness of taunt, or aptness of jibe.Jef Raskin, the „father of the Macintosh“ An Interface Designer Interfaces With RecordersĢ0 years ago Apple produced the Macintosh, the first affordable personal computer equipped with a graphic operating surface and a mouse. You may not read it aloud to any third party. You do not own this book, but have acquired only a revocable non-exclusive license to read the material contained herein. If sold without a cover, this book will be thinner than those sold with a cover. No representation is made as to the correctness of the ISBN or date of publication as our typist isn't good with numbers and errors of spelling and usage are attributable solely to bugs in the spelling and grammar checker in Microsoft Word. Neither the author(s) nor the publisher shall have any liability whatever to any person, corporation, animal whether feral or domesticated, or other corporeal or incorporeal entity with respect to any loss, damage, misunderstanding, or death from choking with laughter or apoplexy at or due to, respectively, the contents that is caused or is alleged to be caused by any party, whether directly or indirectly due to the information or lack of information that may or may not be found in this alleged work. References have been chosen at random from our own catalog. Similarities to existing works of art, literature, song, or television or movie scripts is pure happenstance. Any resemblance of the author or his or her likeness or name to any person, living or dead, or their heirs or assigns, is coincidental all references to people, places, or events have been or should have been fictionalized and may or may not have any factual basis, even if reported as factual. Illustrations may have been printed reversed or inverted, the publisher accepts no responsibility for orientation or chirality. The content of this book is distributed on an 'as is' basis, without warranty as to accuracy of content, quality of writing, punctuation, usefulness of the ideas presented, merchantability, correctness or readability of formulae, charts, and figures, or correspondence of (a) the table of contents with the actual contents, (2) page references in the index (if any) with the actual page numbering (if present), and (iii) any illustration with its adjacent caption. „If books were sold as software and online recordings are, they would have this legalese up front:
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