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April 22, 2005
Apple Employees Refused to Quit
In August 1993, Apple stopped development of Graphing Calculator software. Two engineers on the project were laid off, but finding they still had access to the building, they continued to work on the project for free. What follows is a fantastic story of an underground development team and non-existent project that shipped on millions of Macs.
"In September, Apple Facilities tried to move people into our officially empty offices. They noticed us. The Facilities woman assumed that I had merely changed projects and had not yet moved to my new group, something that happened all the time. She asked what group I worked in, since it would be that group's responsibility to find me space. When I told her the truth, she was not amused. She called Security, had them cancel our badges, and told us in no uncertain terms to leave the premises."
That's not even halfway through the story. It's good reading.
Posted by Lockjaw at April 22, 2005 12:58 PM
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