The Mac calculator’s original design came from letting Steve Jobs play with sliders for ten minutes

The longevity of Jobs’s ten-minute design session suggests the approach worked. The calculator survived nearly two decades of ...
WBUR

Inside MIT's lab training robots for a future in caregiving

Scott Kirsner, a columnist with our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss a recent trip to the ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

Steve Jobs’ 10-Minute Mac Calculator Design That Lasted 17 Years

In 1982, a 21-year-old Chris Espinosa faced a familiar challenge in software design: satisfying Steve Jobs’ exacting eye.
Forbes

Mortgage Calculator: Estimate Your Home Loan Payments

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Disclaimer: Calculator results and default inputs are ...
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Student Was Forced To Trade His Calculator For His Smartphone To Avoid Cheating, So He Soon Realized His Professor’s Rule Made No Sense At All

The post Student Was Forced To Trade His Calculator For His Smartphone To Avoid Cheating, So He Soon Realized His Professor’s ...