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  1. William "Bill" D. Atkinson (born March 17, 1951) is an American computer engineer and photographer. Atkinson worked at Apple Computer from 1978 to 1990. Atkinson was the principal designer and developer of the graphical user interface (GUI) of the Apple Lisa and, later, one of the first thirty members of the original Apple Macintosh development ...

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    Atkinson received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego, where Apple Macintosh visionary Jef Raskinwas one of his professors.

    Atkinson was recruited by Raskin and joined Apple Computer as employee #51 on April 27, 1978. Atkinson ported UCSD Pascal to the Apple II, which was used to bootstrap development for the Apple Lisa and Macintosh systems before prototype hardware was ready. Atkinson wrote the Lisa Event Manager and Menu Manager, which Andy Hertzfeldadapted for use o...

    With the blessing of then-CEO John Sculley, Atkinson left Apple to co-found General Magic with Andy Hertzfeldto help invent the personal communicator. As of 2002, he was involved full-time in fine-art digital nature photography. Some of his photographs had previously been available in the iCards section of Mac.com. He has since written his own app,...

  2. Aug 14, 2002 · Bill Atkinson is the programming genius behind HyperCard, MacPaint and much of the original Macintosh operating system, but these days he's wistful about what could have been. Like, for...

  3. www.computerhistory.org › profile › bill-atkinsonBill Atkinson - CHM

    May 2, 2024 · Bill Atkinson was a key member of the Macintosh development team and the creator of HyperCard, a groundbreaking hypermedia software. He also worked on the Lisa user interface, QuickDraw graphics library, and other innovations in computing and photography.

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  5. William "Bill" D. Atkinson is an American computer engineer and photographer. Atkinson worked at Apple Computer from 1978 to 1990.

  6. Jan 29, 2022 · Learn about the life and work of Bill Atkinson, the inventor of HyperCard, a groundbreaking tool for creating and running applications on the Mac. Discover how HyperCard influenced the web, software development, and modern interfaces.

  7. Apr 8, 2016 · Listen to Bill Atkinson, the creator of MacPaint and other Mac innovations, talk about his 1978 to 1990 stint at Apple. Learn about the early days of Mac, the graphical interface, and the Macintosh's creation.

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