Interviewees, Stuart McFaul and Dale Cheves; Interviewer, David Shayt, National Museum of American History
name: label: Collection Interviewer
content: Shayt, David H.
label: Collection Creator
content: Wedge Innovations
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content: Wedge Innovations Records
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content: Wedge Innovations Records / Series 7: Corporate Culture
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1995 June 22
container: label: Container
content: Box 24, Item 534.9
label: Container
content: Box 25, Item 534.9
label: Container
content: Box 26, Item 534.9
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content: Box 27
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Moving Images
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content: Audio
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Location: McFaul interview: Milpitas, California
Cheves interview: San Jose, California 

This tape continues the interview with McFaul from tape RTC 534.8. McFaul discusses automation and computer use at Wedge, the user interface of the Macintosh, simplicity and approachability in technology, the impact of SmartLevel on the construction industry, the ruggedness of the SmartLevel, and Andy Butler's character. The interview with Dale Cheves is also on side one, starting at approximately 10:00. Cheves was hired by Wedge in 1989 to supervise direct sales and customer service. He discusses the 1989 Christmas rush at Wedge, the push to get the product out each year, the 1989 Christmas card idea, direct sales versus dealer sales, his work before and after Wedge, his hiring by George Sun, his educational background, customer service at Wedge, and the 1-800-SMARTLEVEL phone line.