Topic: Bill Atkinson

Years: MacPaint introduced 1984, HyperCard introduced 1987

Summary Composer: Liane Stevens, Search History

100 Word Summary:Bill Atkinson is best known as the author/creator of MacPaint and HyperCard, software that revolutionized computer use. He joined Apple in 1978 as Empoyee 51. There he helped create Apple compters. He was made an Apple Fellow in 1983. In 1987, HyperCard was bundled with every Apple computer sold, making Atkinson famous. He is one of three founders of General Magic, which produces software for digital communications. He is now at General Magic as chief scientist.

Bibliography:

Keep, C.J., 1995. HyperCard [WWW document]. URLhttp://www.ualberta.ca/~ckeep/hf10154.html

Star Tribune, 1996. Bill Atkinson, a Macintosh Inventor [WWW document]. URLhttp://www.startribune.com/digage/atkinson.htm

Quick Connect, 1987. The Genius behind HyperCard: Bill Atkinson [WWW document]. URL http://redwood.northcoast.com/savetz/ku/ku/quick_genius_behind_hypercard_bill_atkinson_the_november_1987.html

Levy, Stephen, (visited 1996, December 5). Bill and Andy's Excellent Adventure [WWW document]. URL http://www.hotwired.com/wired/2.04/features/general magic.html