Ported my Atari ST GFA Basic program from yesterday to Chipmunk BASIC on a #Macintosh. Which one do you prefer?

Revisit classic #Macintosh and #NeXT system releases and software from the comfort of your web browser.

Pick any version of System Software, Mac OS, Mac OS X or NeXTStep from the 1980s, 1990s or early 2000s and run it within a virtual machine.

https://infinitemac.org/

Reject modernity; embrace tradition

Ever since I heard about Bill Atkinson’s passing, I’ve been diving into everything I can find about HyperCard. Today, while the world was glued to WWDC25, I was off exploring alternate timelines—asking ChatGPT what HyperCard and the world might have become if it had never been discontinued. It was a blast.

Bill Atkinson, architect of the Mac’s graphical soul, dies at 74 https://arstechni.ca/8XuR #Vintagecomputing #AndyHertzfeld #BillAtkinson #Folklore.org #Machistory #Obituaries #Macintosh #retrotech #SteveJobs #obituary #Apple #apple #Tech

#MacWrite und #MacPaint laufen nicht drauf, aber sonst habe ich nichts an dem Schmuckstück auszusetzen: Der #Macintosh aus #Legokompatiblen #ZuruMax-#Klemmbausteine|n. https://blog.clickomania.ch/2025/06/09/zuru-max-macintosh-klemmbaustein/ #clickomaniach

Raise a glass to the late, great Bill Atkinson, creator of QuickDraw, MacPaint, and HyperCard. A truly deep thinker, and innovative software developer.

I met him at MacHack once and we talked about cameras— I worked for Kodak at that time. At that point he was focused on photography rather than software.

Thanks to Bill Atkinson and QuickDraw, I got excited about writing software that created graphic output and was easy to use. And thanks to the Mac, I would soon leave architecture behind and start a new career.

Aw, just read that Bill Atkinson died. He was one the original Macintosh team - “…almost singlehandedly responsible for the breakthrough user interface, graphics software and killer application that distinguished the Mac” as Andy Hertzfeld writes over at folklore.org.

One of the many reasons I respect the guy:
https://folklore.org/Negative_2000_Lines_Of_Code.html

Thank you Bill for all you’ve done. We’re running MacPaint today at the computer museum.

RIP Bill and thanks for everything you made during your life .
Rest in peace Bill
#BillAtkinson #Atkinson
#Apple #Macintosh
https://mastodon.social/@ggete/114643842064821924

Bill Atkinson: Der Zeitlose Pionier der Computertechnologie
Die Welt der digitalen Innovation hat am 5. Juni 2025 einen ihrer brillantesten Köpfe verloren. Bill Atkinson, der berühmte Macintosh-Pionier und Erfinder von HyperCard, verstarb i
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/bill-atkinson-der-zeitlose-pionier-der-computertechnologie/
#News #Tellerrand #Apple #BillAtkinson #Computerindustrie #Fotografie #HyperCard #Innovation #Macintosh #MagicSlate #QuickDraw #Technologie #WorldWideWeb

I loved reading @csilverman’s thoughtful tribute to Bill Atkinson, who gave us personal computing in so many ways.

#BillAtkinson
#Hypercard
#RIP
#Macintosh https://mastodon.social/@csilverman/114646274324945609

RIP #BillAtkinson (1951–2025). During his time at #Apple, he was central to the development of the graphical user interface of the Lisa and later the Macintosh, and is best known for creating MacPaint, QuickDraw, and HyperCard.

Atkinson is also credited for designing Venice, a chancery script bitmap font. Along with #SusanKare’s designs, it was one the “City” fonts that came with the original #Macintosh. https://fontsinuse.com/type_designers/6337/bill-atkinson

Addio a Bill Atkinson, il genio che ha reso il Mac facile da usare Ricordando i suoi contributi rivoluzionari a QuickDraw, MacPaint e HyperCard #BillAtkinson #Apple #Macintosh

https://www.melamorsicata.it/2025/06/08/bill-atkinson-architetto-interfaccia-apple/

RIP Bill Atkinson - one of the original Macintosh team.

He created both MacPaint & Hypercard which had a big influence on me as a kid.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/07/bill-atkinson-pioneering-early-apple-engineer-dies-at-74

RIP Bill Atkinson

El pasado 5 de junio, fallece Bill Atkinson a los 74 años víctima de cáncer. Creador de MacPaint, el genio detrás del Macintosh y la GUI de la Mac y Lisa, su legado eterno. #retrocomputingmx #Macintosh #billatkinson #macpaint #historiadelacomputación

https://retrocomputingmx.com/omeu

Should the next #MARCHintosh be dedicated to Bill Atkinson? His work—MacPaint, HyperCard, and a visionary approach to software—defined the soul of early Macintosh. Every retro Mac celebrates him in spirit, but perhaps this time we could make it official.