But now it was to be the new home of the newly christened "Macintosh Division", over 80 employees strong. I had worked there before, in 1980, when Apple had initially built it to house the original engineering organization. In August of 1983, we moved across the street to a larger building that was unimaginatively designated "Bandley 3". In fact, we were growing so fast that we needed to move again. We had started out as a rebellious skunkworks, much like Apple itself, and Steve wanted us to preserve our original spirit even as we were growing more like the Navy every day. I think the "pirates" remark addressed the feeling among some of the earlier team members that the Mac group was getting too large and bureaucratic. It's better to be a pirate than join the navy. Steve Jobs began the retreat with three "Sayings from Chairman Jobs", intended to inspire the team and set the tone for the meeting. The Mac team held another off-site retreat in Carmel in January 1983, just after the Lisa introduction (see Credit Where Due).
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