A recognized Apple Engineer who was essential to develop the modern day computer science He has died. Bill Atkinson, who was part of the original Apple Macintosh team, died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 74, according to a Facebook publication Made by his family on June 5.
His contributions to Apple and Macintosh’s personal computer are still widely used today, including fundamental UI elements such as the menu bar, double click and Lasso selection. However, Atkinson’s work is much deeper than this, as it is partly responsible for the founding design language that influenced the first days of Apple. Its legacy includes the creation of Macpaint, an application that showed the world how a system based on graphics is seen at a time when text -based systems were the norm and develop Quickdraw, a graphic toolbox that use the Macintosh and Lisa computers. To make computers easier to use, Atkinson also designed Hypercard, an Apple application that introduced hypertext to everyday users and not just programmers. Tim Cook paid tribute to Atkinson, Publishing AxThat it was a “true visionary the creativity, the heart and the innovative work of the MAC will forever inspire us”.
Beyond Apple, Atkinson was one of the three co -founders of General Magic, a software and electronic company that provided Moty and Sony products in the 90’s. He later worked with Number in 2007, which was a startup focused on Artificial intelligence. Atkinson was also an experienced nature photographer, posting a book called Inside the stone This highlights the polished rocks and cut with foreground traits. Atkinson is survived by his wife, two daughters, stepson, children, two brothers, four sisters and dog, Poppy.
