Bill Atkinson, a pioneering computer engineer and programmer at Apple, instrumental in the creation of the Macintosh computer in January 1984, died June 5. Atkinson, 74, passed away at his home in ...

Bill Atkinson, who died Thursday at 74, was an early engineer at Apple whose exceptional skill and ingenuity lives to this day in the fine details of graphic design. Given the limited resources of a ...

A renowned Apple engineer who was instrumental in developing modern-day computing has died. Bill Atkinson, who was part of Apple's original Macintosh development team, died of pancreatic cancer at 74, ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has shared a public tribute following the passing of Apple Fellow Bill Atkinson, one of the most legendary figures in Apple’s history. Atkinson died on June 5 at the age of 74, ...

In 1979, Steve Jobs led a delegation from Apple into Xerox's secretive Silicon Valley computer lab. The world would never be ...

Obit Bill Atkinson, widely acclaimed as perhaps the most brilliant computer programmer ever, has succumbed to pancreatic cancer at 74.… Atkinson's family announced the news on Facebook on Sunday.

My best friend was an Apple guy in the 1980s who tried and very unsuccessfully sell Apple and Macs into the corporate world for IT and programming uses. They would not touch it. Now look at the world ...

Original Mac developer and creator of (among other things) MacPaint Bill Atkinson published some sad news on Facebook today. He’s been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is requesting prayers. From ...

Atkinson’s family announced that he passed away last Thursday due to pancreatic cancer. Employee number 51 at Apple, Atkinson worked on the Macintosh, MacPaint, and HyperCard.