I Left General Magic In 1996 To Become An Internet Hobbyist - Got A T-1 Line To My House. At One Point I Had All Four Food Banks Of The Bay Area Hosted From This House Here. - SearchQuotes

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I left General Magic in 1996 to become an Internet hobbyist - got a T-1 line to my house. At one point I had all four food banks of the Bay Area hosted from this house here.

Andy Hertzfeld

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