Bill Atkinson, who made computers easier to use, dies at 74
Bill Atkinson, an Apple Computer designer and the brain behind QuickDraw and HyperCard, died on June 5 at his home in California's San Francisco at 74. Atkinson was instrumental in creating the graphical user interfaces that made the Lisa and Macintosh computers accessible to millions of users. "[His]…work on the Mac will forever inspire us," Apple CEO Tim Cook said.