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Bill Atkinson

1951–2025 · American programmer

American programmer (1951–2025) behind QuickDraw and HyperCard.

Bill Atkinson — American programmer (1951–2025) behind QuickDraw and HyperCard.

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Xerox PARC, 1970. The invention that fit, and the ones that walked out.
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