Bill Atkinson, Visionary Apple Engineer Behind Mac’s GUI and HyperCard, Dies at 73

Influential Apple engineer Bill Atkinson dies at 74

A renowned Apple engineer who was instrumental in developing modern-day computing has died. Bill Atkinson, who was part of Apple's original Macintosh development team, died of pancreatic cancer at 74, according to a Facebook post made by his family on June 5. His contributions to Apple and the Macintosh personal computer are still widely used today, including fundamental UI elements like the menu bar, double-clicking and the selection lasso. How…

Pioneering Apple engineer Bill Atkinson dies at 74

Bill Atkinson, an engineer who played a key role in the development of the Macintosh and other landmark Apple products, has died of pancreatic cancer.

Bill Atkinson, Visionary Apple Engineer Behind Mac’s GUI and HyperCard, Dies at 73

CALIFORNIA – Bill Atkinson, the pioneering Apple software engineer who helped shape the Macintosh’s groundbreaking graphical user interface, died June 5 at his home in Portola Valley, California, following complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 73. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email A core member of Apple’s early development team and […]

Bill Atkinson, who made computers easier to use, dies at 74

A designer for Apple, he created software that made it possible to display shapes, images and text on the screen and present a simulated “desktop”.

Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74

Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.

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.