Bill Atkinson
Bill Atkinson worked at
Apple Computer. He received his undergraduate degree from the
University of California, San Diego, where
Apple Macintosh visionary
Jef Raskin was one of his professors. He designed and programmed
HyperCard, the first popular
hypertext system. Atkinson was also part of the
Apple Macintosh development team and was key in the development of the MacPaint application, among others. Atkinson also designed and implemented
QuickDraw, the fundamental toolbox that the Macintosh used for graphics. QuickDraw's performance was essential for the Macintosh's
Graphical user interface's success.
As of 2002, he was involved full-time in fine-art digital nature photography.