Terry Oyama

Terrell A. "Terry" Oyama (born 1944) is an industrial designer who was part of the original Macintosh development team at Apple Computer.Macintosh Insiders (PDF) by Owen L. Linzmayer, Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company p.107, No Starch Press. 2004.
==Early life and education==
Oyama grew up in the Happy Valley area of , , with sisters Bette and Lisa. He attended in .About Lisa Oyama, Real Estate Maui Hawaii. Accessed 2021-02-25. In July 1964, Oyama was 3rd runner up in the annual model car design competition held by the Craftsman's Guild.Craftsmen's Awards Won by Two Youths Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1964-07-21. He received a B.S. in product design in 1970 from the , located in Los Angeles, California at the time.Terry Oyama, LinkedIn. Accessed 2021-02-25.
==Career==
===Apple Computer===
Oyama was recruited by product design manager Jerry Manock to help draft the industrial design of the first Macintosh 128K,Porsche 928 influenced Steve Jobs Mac design by Adam Yamada-Hanff, Torque News, 2011-10-06. which remained in use through the Macintosh Plus. Variations of the design were carried over into the Macintosh SE and Classic series.History of computer design: Macintosh Classic by Ed Tracy, Apple and the History of Personal Computer Design. 1998. Accessed 2021-02-25. Oyama's signature is among those molded into the case of the original Macintosh 128K.
===After Apple===
Oyama later joined Radius, co-founded by several former Apple colleagues,Radius Inc. History, Funding Universe. Archived 2012-10-20. where he worked on the design of the Radius Pivot display.Design case study: The Radius Pivot display by Julien Nguyen, Terry Oyama, Nick Moss, Information Display. 1990-09.
==References==
==External links==
*Drawing of a coffee maker by Terrell Oyama at the ArtCenter Archives
*Terry Oyama at Folklore
*Terrell A. Oyama at Justia Patents
*Terry Oyama at the San Diego Mogo User Group
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Category:Former Radius employees