Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoBill 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.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down13
arrow-up1119arrow-down1external-linkBill 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.en.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·23 days agoMan 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.
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.