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High Tech Heroes #37: Jef Raskin

Steve Jobs did not invent the Macintosh. Jef Raskin did. Hear about it here. Among many other accomplishments, Jef Raskin invented the Macintosh, Apple's flagship computer system. Look! Up in the Sky! It's a bird; it's a plane; it's Jef Raskin! Directed by Hud Nordin. Renaissance Man and Computer Architect Jef Raskin invented the Macinosh. He tells why he named it Macintosh, and what the environment was like around him as he built the first Macintosh computer ever. Jef, the model airplane enthusiast, demonstrates an extremely low-cost radio-controlled plane he designed which is made out of cardboard. And a 5-cylinder .025 cubic inch model airplane engine which he designed, and machined himself. It is made out of pieces that look like they came from a mechanical watch. Jef, the musician and instrument-builder, shows professional music scores he typeset using a program he wrote on an early Macintosh, and explains the operation of The Automatic Piano Tuner, for which, among many other inventions, he holds the patent. Jef, the artist, tells about gigantic sculptures he has made, displayed, and shown at many of the most famous art museums. Ditto for his graphic art. Jef, the product designer and ergonomicist, explains the difficulty often experienced in recognizing the difference between 'better' and 'best,' and the astronomical damage that just one person who says, "But we don't do it that way." can do. He uses his inventions of: The 1-Button Mouse, on-demand transparent formatting of floppy disks, a more ergonomic floppy disk design, and the current graphical user interface (GUI) as examples. Looking to the future, Jef Raskin, the entrepreneur, shows a demo of Information Appliance's "Leap", which on the average saves 1.5 seconds for every cursor relocation. A "must see" for every Apple fan. Director: Hud Nordin.