Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace

On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:42:48 -0000 (UTC), Jason H wrote:

Obituary in this week's Observer.
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https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/so-long-bill-atkinson-and-thanks-for-my-apple-epiphany

I recall a mention somewhere that the original name for MacPaint was
going to be “Machelangelo”. Then it was decided that that might be ...
just a little too cute.

MacPaint is an interesting example of a showcase app for the platform.
Apple made a point of publicizing its standard “User Interface
Guidelines” for developing apps, right from the beginning: yet, right
from the beginning, here was a high-profile app that flouted several
of them.