The Graphing Calculator Story (2004)
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The Graphing Calculator Story (2004)
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Re: The Graphing Calculator Story (2004)
#2A perennial story here on HN (and elsewhere), with about one link to it per year. Those who like it may also be interested in the Google TechTalk video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMyg5ohTsVY . The previous HN posting with the most comments is at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1584501 .
Re: The Graphing Calculator Story (2004)
#3The bundled app now is Grapher, which isn't a part of this legend.
Re: The Graphing Calculator Story (2004)
#4every so often this story comes back up. Still a good read and a good example of 'the spirit of a true hacker' !
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#5And here's the NYT story: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/11/business/chip-makers-compe...
It's a shame the photo is missing.
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#6The bundled app now is Grapher, which isn't a part of this legend.
But, really, do you think Apple would have made Grapher if Graphing Calculator had never existed?
I'd bet not.
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#7This is one of the best hacker stories of all time.
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#8This American Life: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/284/s...
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#9If you're like me and love this sort of hacker folklore, here's another great story:
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/story-of-mel.html
and of course, everything on folklore.org is great
Re: The Graphing Calculator Story (2004)
#10And here's the NYT story: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/11/business/chip-makers-compe... It's a shame the photo is missing.
