Bill Atkinson, a member of the Apple Lisa and Macintosh teams, created HyperCard, one of the first successful hypermedia systems, after a thought-provoking LSD trip. He died on June 5, 2025.

Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml · 26 days ago

Bill Atkinson, a member of the Apple Lisa and Macintosh teams, created HyperCard, one of the first successful hypermedia systems, after a thought-provoking LSD trip. He died on June 5, 2025.

4am@lemm.ee · 25 days ago

Man I got my start making games in HyperCard. I owed bill atkinson a lot for all the inspiration it provided me, even if it never ended with me finishing any of my pipe dream projects, I did learn to code And become an IT professional.

RIP Bill, you changed lives.

Bill Atkinson, a member of the Apple Lisa and Macintosh teams, created HyperCard, one of the first successful hypermedia systems, after a thought-provoking LSD trip. He died on June 5, 2025.

Bill Atkinson, a member of the Apple Lisa and Macintosh teams, created HyperCard, one of the first successful hypermedia systems, after a thought-provoking LSD trip. He died on June 5, 2025.

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