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From the Pleistocene — A friend just found this while cleaning out his office: My HyperCard Stack from 1988, Bird Anatomy.
🧪🐡🌿🌎🪶 #scicomm #sciviz #NatureIllustration #WildlifeArt #NatureArt #BiologyArt #HyperCard #Apple #BillAtkinson
June 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Bird Anatomy, my first serious HyperCard stack, originally from late 1987. RIP, Bill Atkinson, far too soon...
#HyperCard #Apple #BillAtkinson #MacPaint #MacDraw
June 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Along with #SusanKare designs, Venice was one the “City” fonts that came with the original #Macintosh. fontsinuse.com/type_designe...

#BitmapFonts #TypeDesign #BillAtkinson
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June 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If you don't recognize the term "HyperCard", imagine clickable links that take you to other files or locations.

It's how everything works now. Clickable links are fundamental to digital navigation.

Condolences to Bill's family and friends.

#RIP #billatkinson #apple #hypercard
As Apple employee number 51, Atkinson transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions would use daily.
Bill Atkinson, architect of the Mac’s graphical soul, dies at 74
Creator of MacPaint, HyperCard, and pull-down menus shaped modern computing.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
From after I’d talked to him in line for a while. I finally thought to snap a pick so I could recall this moment. #billatkinson
June 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The passing of #BillAtkinson triggers fond memories of the early days of the #Apple #Macintosh - I still miss #Hypercard - these were days of discovery - right on your desk www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...
Bill Atkinson, Who Made Computers Easier to Use, Is Dead at 74
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June 9, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Nice look back at the legacy of Bill Atkinson from Steven Levy.
#Apple #BillAtkinson

Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74 https://www.wired.com/story/bill-atkinson-apple-engineer-dies/
June 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It is so moving to watch a high point of the life of someone who changed the world in a way that enriched the lives of so many. The audience reaction (of techies who know they are watching an historic milestone) lets you feel it. #billatkinson
June 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In a world of hyperbole, this man was a true genius. Rest in peace, Bill Atkinson.

#billatkinson #apple #applemac #mac #macintosh #applelisa
June 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
MacSketch and MacPaint BootScreen and Graphics

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macsketch-and-macpaint-bootscreen-and-graphics

This BootScreen were found on Twiggy Discs from a prototype Mac with MacSketch/MacPaint applications on.

#macgarden #applecomputerinc #billatkinson #susankare
September 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A true legend has passed. Bill Atkinson, one of the visionary geniuses who made the Macintosh a reality, has died.
His most impactful creation was HyperCard, which became the inspiration for the World Wide Web.
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#BillAtkinson #Macintosh
June 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hoy recordamos a Bill Atkinson, el genio silencioso detrás del Macintosh, a un año de su partida

El 5 de junio de 2025 falleció Bill Atkinson, una de las mentes más importantes en la historia de Apple y de la interfaz gráfica moderna.

#retrocomputingmx #billatkinson #apple #Macintosh #quickdraw
June 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
RIP Bill Atkinson - one of the original Macintosh team.

He created both MacPaint & Hypercard which had a big influence on me as a kid.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/07/bill-atkinson-pioneering-early-apple-engineer-dies-at-74

#billatkinson #rip #macintosh #hypercard #macpaint
June 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Honoring the life of Bill Atkinson a truly iconic coder, thinker, and photographer. He was a wonderful, kind, and inspiring presence to so many. I will forever cherish time he spent with us at Apple, talking about, well anything, and sharing his photography. #billatkinson #hypercard #apple
June 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I just learned Bill Atkinson passed away on 6/5. I was just watching a bunch of Computer History Museum interview videos on him. My favorite were the Polaroids of UI concepts they were working through when building the Lisa and Mac. RIP #BillAtkinson #ComputerHistory en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_At...
Bill Atkinson - Wikipedia
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June 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
RIP Bill Atkinson, personal computing would not have been the same without him.
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Bill Atkinson, pioneering early Apple engineer, dies at 74
The engineer behind much of the Mac's early graphical user interfaces, QuickDraw, MacPaint, Hypercard and much more, William D. "Bill" Atkinson, died on June 5 of complications from pancreatic cancer.
appleinsider.com
June 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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So long, Bill
and thanks for all the fish
#inmemoriam 🪷 #BillAtkinson
You helped to shape the world
- mine and of countless others

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Bill Atkinson, pioneering early Apple engineer, dies at 74
The engineer behind much of the Mac's early graphical user interfaces, QuickDraw, MacPaint, Hypercard and much more, William D. "Bill" Atkinson, died on June 5 of complications from pancreatic cancer.
appleinsider.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Bill's family posted the sad news on a FaceBook post, saying he passed away at home in Portola Valley, surrounded by family. Atkinson is survived by his wife, two daughters, stepson, stepdaughter, two brothers, four sisters, and his dog, Poppy.

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appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
Bill Atkinson, pioneering early Apple engineer, dies at 74
The engineer behind much of the Mac's early graphical user interfaces, QuickDraw, MacPaint, Hypercard and much more, William D. "Bill" Atkinson, died on June 5 of complications from pancreatic cancer.
appleinsider.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Bill Atkinson, le créateur de MacPaint et d'HyperCard est décédé
Bill Atkinson est décédé à l'âge de 74 ans, il a été l'un des artisans du Lisa puis du Mac. Il était atteint d'un cancer du pancréas, a annoncé sa famille. Andy Hertzfeld avec Steve Jobs en 1984. Crédit Apple/Norman Seiff. Il y a quelques années, William Dana Atkinson était revenu sur certains moments de sa prolifique carrière chez Apple où il entra en 1978. Atkinson y a créé MacPaint, le logiciel de dessin qui démontrait à lui seul la dimension révolutionnaire du Mac et HyperCard, qui pouvait mettre la programmation à portée de presque tout le monde et fonctionnait sur un principe de navigation hypertexte. Employé numéro 51 chez Apple, il a travaillé sur le Lisa et poussa à l'adoption d'une souris pour piloter le futur ordinateur (lire aussi Lorsque le développement du Lisa avançait à coup de Polaroid). Il avait fait partie de la délégation menée par Steve Jobs qui avait visité a les laboratoires du Xerox Parc. Tout aussi stupéfait que ses collègues par ce qu'il y avait vu, il s'était attaché à imaginer comment récréer cette interface graphique, mais en l'améliorant considérablement. MacPaint. L'une de ses contributions majeures fut la création de QuickDraw, avec Andy Hertzfeld, un système d'affichage 2D révolutionnaire pour l'époque et indispensable pour dessiner et faire fonctionner l'interface du Lisa puis du Mac, avec leurs icônes, fenêtres et menus déroulants capables de se superposer. C'était alors une prouesse technique. Au point qu'après avoir été victime d'un grave accident où le toit de sa voiture fut arraché, Jobs s'était inquiété auprès d'Atkinson de sa santé alors qu'il était hospitalisé. Andy Hertzfeld raconta qu'Atkinson rassurera Jobs en répondant qu'il se souvenait encore comment programmer l'un des éléments essentiels de QuickDraw. Cette bibliothèque 2D ne disparut officiellement du Mac que 20 ans plus tard, avec Mac OS X Tiger. HyperCard : l'un des plus beaux concepts d'Apple Le code source de MacPaint et de QuickDraw est disponible Atkinson quitta Apple en 1990, il n'avait pas suivi Steve Jobs chez NexT. Il alla, en 1996, rejoindre l'équipe de General Magic où fut conçu un système d'exploitation novateur, basé sur des agents intelligents. L'aventure ne fut pas un succès commercial, mais General Magic était une pépinière de talents : Andy Rubin (Android), Tony Fadell (iPod, Nest) ou encore Kevin Lynch (Flash, Apple Watch) pour ne citer que quelques noms. Rangé des affaires informatiques, Bill Atkinson se consacra à sa passion pour la photographie. Les plus observateurs reconnaîtront dans quelques-uns de ses clichés (exemple) certaines petites images qui furent proposées pendant quelques années dans Mac OS X pour servir d'avatar à un compte utilisateur. Dans un billet sur X, Tim Cook a salué la créativité, l'ingéniosité et la générosité de Bill Atkinson. * Vous en lirez plus sur Bill Atkinson en allant sur l'Aventure Apple et plus encore sur l'aventure de la création du Mac et celle de ses artisans avec le site Folklore.org d'Andy Hertzfeld.
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June 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Bill Atkinson: Polaroids showing the Evolution of the Lisa GUI via Computer History Museum [Video] [Shared]

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#tech #technology #history #apple #lisa #macintosh #macos #oralhistory #applecomputer #BillAtkinson #design #programming #shared
August 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM