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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.
Mr. Atkinson's contributions to the Mac GUI and functionality were many. When he showed HyperCard in 1987, it was clear it ...
Bill Atkinson died on June 5 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 74. Atkinson was one of the earliest Apple employees, ...
Bill Atkinson, the Apple designer behind the Lisa and Macintosh graphical user interfaces, has passed away at 74 due to ...
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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