@jlw_the_jobber @cameron_bosch

#BillAtkinson didn't work so hard to figure out how to draw rounded rectangles for them to be abused like this.

How gauche. :P

MacSketch and MacPaint BootScreen and Graphics

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macsketch-and-macpaint-bootscreen-and-graphics

This BootScreen were found on Twiggy Discs from a prototype Mac with MacSketch/MacPaint applications on.

#macgarden #applecomputerinc #billatkinson #susankare

@alcinnz

#Graphics #Meme #BillAtkinson

Bill Atkinson: Polaroids showing the Evolution of the Lisa GUI via Computer History Museum [Video] [Shared]

Bill Atkinson shows and explains his binder of Polaroid photos which he took during the development of the Lisa, documenting the evolution of its graphical user interface.

https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/08/02/bill-atkinson-polaroids-showing-the-evolution-of-the-lisa-gui-via-computer-history-museum-video-shared/

#tech #technology #history #apple #lisa #macintosh #macos #oralhistory #applecomputer #BillAtkinson #design #programming #shared

The blank canvas of MacPaint, the moment you open it, still feels like pure magic to me. People keep creating incredible things with it—but just a second before any of that exists, there’s only that quiet, perfect white space. Surrounded by just the tools you’ll need—nothing less, nothing more.

#retrocomputing #vintagemac #apple #macpaint #billatkinson #macintosh #macos

@corvus

#AtkinsonDithering looks really nice, and it's just a tweak on the classic #FloydSteinberg dithering.

RIP #BillAtkinson, the dude did so much for us, and most people don't know who he was. :/

Bill Atkinson's Psychedelic User Interface

https://patternproject.substack.com/p/from-the-mac-to-the-mystical-bill

#HackerNews #BillAtkinson #PsychedelicUI #UserInterface #Design #Innovation #Substack

@vl_tone

Color cycling FTW. Lost art!!!

Also, it's a much closer analogy to the moving beer signs that inspired #BillAtkinson to create the "marching ants" effect in #MacPaint.

@lefebvre My first PC. I learned to program data strings into displaying graphics using BASIC commands, plotting my ideas out on graph paper first.

Then in 1984 saw a Mac running MacPaint. Everything changed after that.

#BillAtkinson #Apple #retrocomputing

As sad as it is to remember Bill Atkinson’s legacy in the wake of his passing, it makes me deeply happy that this was the post that resonated most. Humanity, empathy, and respect are still the best algorithm. Give yourself a tap, #Mastodon.

#billatkinson #macintosh #retrocomputing #retromacintosh
#hypercard #macpaint #vintagecomputing #socialmedia https://masto.pt/@OnceUponAGoblin/114643432853682723

Computer engineer and Apple veteran William "Bill" Atkinson has died of pancreatic cancer at age 74. Atkinson created the QuickDraw graphics engine, which made the Macintosh interface possible and, says @arstechnica's @benjedwards, "transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions would use daily."

"I say this with no hyperbole: Bill Atkinson may well have been the best computer programmer who ever lived," wrote veteran Apple analyst @gruber on his Daring Fireball blog. "Without question, he's on the short list. What a man, what a mind, what gifts to the world he left us." Here's Edwards' story; find Gruber's full tribute at the second link.

https://flip.it/UJO0cf

https://flip.it/ImgyIy

#ComputerScience #BillAtkinson #SoftwareEngineering #Apple #Tech #Technology #RIP #InMemoriam

Ever since I heard about Bill Atkinson’s passing, I’ve been diving into everything I can find about HyperCard. Today, while the world was glued to WWDC25, I was off exploring alternate timelines—asking ChatGPT what HyperCard and the world might have become if it had never been discontinued. It was a blast. 💥

#billatkinson #hypercard #wwdc25 #wwdc #apple #macintosh #retrocomputing #retromacintosh #chatgpt

Bill Atkinson, architect of the Mac’s graphical soul, dies at 74 https://arstechni.ca/8XuR #Vintagecomputing #AndyHertzfeld #BillAtkinson #Folklore.org #Machistory #Obituaries #Macintosh #retrotech #SteveJobs #obituary #Apple #apple #Tech

Kopf hinter #Quickdraw:

#Entwickler Bill #Atkinson mit 74 Jahren verstorben

Durch seine #Arbeit an #Quickdraw und #Macpaint gilt er als wichtiger #Apple- #Entwickler. Nun ist #BillAtkinson an Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs verstorben.

#SteveJobs holte Atkinson als Mitarbeiter Nr. 51 zu #Apple und zum ersten Entwicklungsteam der Firma. Dem #Programmierer ist die #Quickdraw- #Bilschirmtechnologie mit ihren auffälligen abgerundeten Ecken zu verdanken.

https://www.golem.de/news/kopf-hinter-quickdraw-entwickler-bill-atkinson-mit-74-jahren-verstorben-2506-196954.html

https://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/3172.html
#billAtkinson

Here's some stuff I wrote about HyperCard in 2017:

https://corporate-sellout.com/2017/11/07/hypercard/

#HyperCard #BillAtkinson

Joining the neighbours in sharing a few words:

https://stevebarnes.org/blog/1749431001/

#BillAtkinson #Apple

Thanks to Bill Atkinson and QuickDraw, I got excited about writing software that created graphic output and was easy to use. And thanks to the Mac, I would soon leave architecture behind and start a new career.

#BillAtkinson #apple #macintosh