You may not know his name, but Steve Jobs was so desparate to hire Bill Atkinson that he went to extraordinary lengths to recruit him for Apple - and it proved to be a smart move.

The ARPANET was a project started by the Defense Department’s Advanced Research Project Agency in 1969 to network different ...

This year’s WWDC is likely to see Apple pivot back to iOS-focused announcements, including a revamped, unified UI design ...

You may not know his name, but Steve Jobs thought well enough of Bill Atkinson that he went to enormous trouble to recruit him for Apple. It was to prove a smart move.

Mr. Atkinson's contributions to the Mac GUI and functionality were many. When he showed HyperCard in 1987, it was clear it ...

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

Tim Cook opens WWDC 2025 by meeting young developers and paying tribute to Apple pioneer Bill Atkinson’s groundbreaking ...

Bill Atkinson died on June 5 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 74. Atkinson was one of the earliest Apple employees, ...

As Apple employee number 51, Atkinson transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions ...

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