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• @musiccomposer.com @musiccomposer.com on bluesky

  the original mac toaster i got in 85 changed my life, and my business.  we are still using his framework on the internet.  anyone remember hypercard?  #apple

• @davidcmurphy David C. Murphy on bluesky

  RIP, Bill Atkinson, pictured here at the Macintosh 40th Anniversary event that I had the honor of producing.  —  The image is rendered with Atkinson Dithering — convert any an image you upload here gazs.github.io/canvas-atkin...  [image]

• @juanrodpfft Juan A Rodríguez on bluesky

  Sad news.  Raising a virtual glass to Bill's legacy.  —  www.folklore.org/Joining_Appl... Folklore.org: Joining Apple Computer [embedded post]

• @snark Steve on bluesky

  Man, I just made a reference to Bill Atkinson's “-2000 Lines of Code” yesterday.  RIP. www.folklore.org/Negative_200...

• @harrymccracken.com Harry McCracken on bluesky

  I'm very sorry to hear about the death of Bill Atkinson, a genius whose impact on computing history and life in general is huge.  In 2019, I got to spend some time chatting with him and looking at his incredible Polaroids documenting the Lisa's development, and my awe only increa…

• @twit.tv @twit.tv on bluesky

  Remembering the legendary Bill Atkinson...

• @ricmac@mastodon.social Richard MacManus on mastodon

  I'm sure we will hear a lot about Bill Atkinson (RIP) over the next few days, but I want to point out the huge influence of #HyperCard on the Web. @timbl himself mentioned it in his original WWW proposal ( https://cybercultural.com/... early web browsers like ViolaWWW were modele…

• @wezm@mastodon.decentralised.social Wesley Moore on mastodon

  Sad to hear this news.  Bill did some pivotal UI design work and was obviously skilled in 68K assembly, some of which I've studied.  He then just moved on to other pursuits.  I hope they brought him joy.  RIP  —  https://daringfireball.net/...

• @zoink Dylan Field on x

  RIP Bill Atkinson — a true visionary and pioneer. So sad to learn he has left this world. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @josephcohen Joseph Cohen on x

  Back 2014, as I was conceiving @onuniverse, I reached out cold to Bill Atkinson for advice. He invited me to his house in Portola Valley, told me about the origin story of HyperCard, and about the journey of creating the original Mac. I'll never forget that lunch. RIP. [image]

• @tim_cook Tim Cook on x

  We are deeply saddened by the passing of Bill Atkinson. He was a true visionary whose creativity, heart, and groundbreaking work on the Mac will forever inspire us. Our thoughts are with his loved ones.

• @chrisfralic Chris Fralic on x

  RIP to Bill Atkinson, one of the greatest programmers who ever lived. At Apple he created MacPaint, QuickDraw, HyperCard and was a critical part of making the Macintosh magic. He co-founded General Magic - go watch that documentary. [image]

• @szekany Steve Zekany on x

  My favorite story about Bill Atkinson is when he developed an integer-only algorithm to draw circles (first Mac had no FP unit), Steve Jobs immediately responded “cool, now do rounded rectangles”. And made Bill walk around Cupertino, pointing at street signs until he agreed. [ima…

• @djwhelan @djwhelan on x

  I never met Bill Atkinson but I am not sure I can imagine what my life would be like without him. He created so much at Apple that most of us take for granted. Search for him on folklore DOT org to be inspired, but start with this loving @gruber tribute. https://daringfireball.ne…

• r/VintageApple r on reddit

  Bill Atkinson passes away at 74

• r/technology r on reddit

  Bill Atkinson, pioneering early Apple engineer, dies at 74

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  Bill Atkinson, pioneering early Apple engineer, dies at 74

• r/apple r on reddit

  Bill Atkinson, pioneering early Apple engineer, dies at 74