the switcher (<a href="http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Switcher.txt" rel="nofollow">http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&s...</a>) story is also pretty interesting. i can't believe apple paid that much for what seems like a (relatively) small utility.
Based on his royalty agreement ($7.50 per unit) and the stated total sales of around 100,000 units, he made $750,000 in royalties. Nice! Sorta wish I got royalties for my projects....
Interesting read. But I was expecting it to end with 'when Steve Jobs found out about the device, he added a new clause to the ImageWriter warranty forbidding the use of 3rd party attachments, and that was that.' ;)
FWIW, I implemented inertial scrolling (or flinging) on the timelines at <a href="http://www.preceden.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.preceden.com</a>. You're welcome to check out the JavaScript if you're interested in implementing something similar.<p>It was exciting to set up... really brings you back to high school pyhsics.
Does anybody have any pointers on how to use hysteresis to make inertial scrolling work better? It was mentioned in the article but I don't see how to make it work.