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The Original Macintosh
Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh computer, and the people who created it. (119 stories)
Bill's work on QuickDraw was the foundation of both the Lisa and the Macintosh, and he was really the principal designer of the Macintosh UI. Later, he single-handedly wrote MacPaint, the initial killer app for the Macintosh, followed by Hypercard. He co-founded General Magic in 1990. Since 1996, he's been a full-time nature photographer.

Link: Bill's Nature Photography web site

Visit the Image Gallery (14 images) or view recent comments.

Alice for the iPhone!

  
Bill Atkinson(40 stories)
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The Grand Unified Model (2) - The Finder
The evolution of the Finder
Date: January 1983
Author: Bruce Horn
Topics: Software Design
Comments: 10
Rating:  (4.56)

Credit Where Due
Why the Mac design team got credit for their work
Date: January 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,The Launch,The Press,Retreats
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.23)

Steve Icon
Having your own icon became a status symbol
Date: February 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: MacPaint,Personality
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.25)

Bouncing Pepsis
We cook up a special demo for John Sculley
Date: March 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Recruiting, Early Programs
Comments: 10
Rating:  (3.73)

MacPaint Evolution
Bill decides to leave out a very impressive feature
Date: June 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: MacPaint,Software Design,QuickDraw,Technical,Lisa
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.76)

World Class Cities
We needed to come up with a naming scheme for our fonts
Date: August 1983
Author: Susan Kare
Topics: Software Design, Personality
Comments: 5
Rating:  (4.20)

We're Not Hackers!
We were always dealing with memory limitations
Date: September 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design,Technical,Personality
Comments: 4
Rating:  (3.85)

Monkey Lives
The very first location in low memory
Date: October 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Testing, Technical
Comments: 6
Rating:  (4.05)

MacPaint Gallery
A gallery of Susan Kare's MacPaint art from 1983
Date: October 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Social Life,Testing,MacPaint,Marketing
Comments: 6
Rating:  (4.44)

The Mythical Man Year
Steve estimates the effort that went into Quickdraw
Date: October 1983
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Software Design, Personality, Reality Distortion, QuickDraw
Comments: 2
Rating:  (4.12)

3rd Party Developers and Macintosh Development
Some Comments about Developing Applications for the Apple Macintosh 128 Computer from a 20 Year Perspective
Date: January 1984
Author: David Craig
Topics: 3rd party developers,Lisa,Software Design,Technical
Comments: 13
Rating:  (3.00)

A Mac For Mick
We present a Mac to Mick Jagger
Date: January 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Marketing,Celebrities,The Launch
Comments: 4
Rating:  (3.90)

Real Artists Ship
The final push to finish the software
Date: January 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Management, Software Design,Allnighters
Comments: 2
Rating:  (4.25)

Leave Of Absence
I didn't know how to deal with my bad review
Date: March 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: Quitting,Management,Lisa Rivalry,Personality Clashes
Comments: 3
Rating:  (4.33)

Thunderscan
A clever device transforms a printer into a scanner
Date: June 1984
Author: Andy Hertzfeld
Topics: 3rd party developers,Hardware Design,Software Design,Technical
Comments: 4
Rating:  (4.53)

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