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The Story Behind The Macintosh Calculator

Apple is often known for its world-class design, high standards, and attention to detail. This article covers just one example of this.

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Steve Jobs posing in front of a Macintosh computer in 1984 on the screen is a drawing made with MacPaint of a woman combing her hair

When the original Macintosh was being developed, Steve Jobs complained the calculator was ugly because the lines were too thick and thin. The developers tried a few different things, but Steve Jobs did not like any of them. One of the developers created a calculator that was customizable, Steve Jobs messed around with it for 10 minutes until the perfect calculator was created. Of course, this customizable calculator was never available.

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