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Bill Atkinson, architect of the Mac’s graphical soul, dies at 74
As Apple employee number 51, Atkinson transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions would use daily: His QuickDraw graphics engine made the Macintosh interface possible; he introduced the wider world to bitmap editing with MacPaint; and HyperCard presaged hyperlinked elements of the World Wide Web by years.
Legendary Apple engineer Bill Atkinson has died at 74.
Atkinson’s family announced that he passed away last Thursday due to pancreatic cancer. Employee number 51 at Apple, Atkinson worked on the Macintosh, MacPaint, and HyperCard. Wired and Daring Fireball have even more details on his life and career,
Bill Atkinson, the Apple designer behind the Lisa and Macintosh graphical user interfaces, has passed away at 74 due to ...
I woke this morning to the sad news that GUI pioneer Bill Atkinson has passed away at age 74 from cancer. He is most ...
The engineer behind much of the Mac's early graphical user interfaces, QuickDraw, MacPaint, Hypercard and much more, William ...
From Gruber's "Bill Atkinson dies from cancer at 74" posted Saturday on Daring Fireball.
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