The name Apple is legendary today, but in the early days there were only a few engineers working hard there, as one of them now tells us.
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Who is spilling the beans on Apple? In Apple’s early years in the 1970s and 1980s, not many people worked at what is now the software and hardware giant with thousands of jobs and partner companies around the world. Aside from the two most famous founders, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, software engineer Randy Wigginton was also on board.
Over the past few years, he has talked a lot about himself and his work on the English-language question portal Quora – including interesting facts about his time of birth.
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Up to 100 hours per week
During the development of the first Macintosh, the work week was much longer than the usual 40-hour week. According to Wigginton, the work week was regularly 90 hours, or even 100 hours during crunch times. During the latter, the work was carried out seven days a week instead of five or six to complete the first Mac and its software.
Does this mean pure working time? No, neither the 100 hours nor the more regular 90 hours mean just sitting in front of the computer or other work. Breaks and meals are included.
The legendary device came onto the market in 1984 and Apple finally secured its place among the global tech players. The hardware star, now known simply as the Mac, was the first microcomputer with a graphical user interface.
What did Randy Wigginton contribute to this? The software engineer has written several well-known Apple programs, including MacWrite and Full Impact.
What did the Apple veteran do after this time? Randy Wigginton has worked for various well-known companies, such as Paypal, Ebay and Google. According to his LinkedIn profile, he currently works for a Californian financial services provider called Block.
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