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Jun 9, 2025 · Fundamentals

Remembering Bill Atkinson: The Visionary Behind QuickDraw, MacPaint, and HyperCard

Bill Atkinson, a pioneering Apple programmer who created QuickDraw, authored MacPaint, and invented HyperCard, passed away in June 2025, leaving a legacy that shaped modern graphical interfaces, desktop publishing, and early hypermedia concepts, celebrated by colleagues, industry leaders, and the tech community.