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CHM recently uploaded their interview with Bill Atkinson and went through some Lisa Office System source code with his real time commentary. Really incredible. This was recorded December 12th, 2022:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGIIwyJ7G94

Another video with Bill shows the evolution of the Lisa GUI and features Polaroid photos during its early development:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg0mHFcB510

And finally, a broader interview with Bill about the Lisa and its ultimate impact on computing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIJrCeRjZIU

What a brilliant individual.

[ried]

A couple of additional lost interviews with Bill surfaced recently. These are recordings of a radio show called "The Famous Computer Cafe" and the original broadcast was in January, 1985. They were recently discovered, digitized, and made available on the Internet Archive.

• https://archive.org/details/the-famous-computer-cafe-1985-01-08_Bill_Atkinson
• https://archive.org/details/the-famous-computer-cafe-1985-01-09_Bill_Atkinson

Both are about 30 minutes long and fun to listen to.

[bmwcyclist]

Thanks!

[ried]

Bill Atkinson passed away on June 5th, 2025 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his family.

Rest in peace.

[bmwcyclist]

Bill Atkinson passed away on June 5th, 2025 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his family.

Rest in peace.

Thank you for letting us know.

RIP Bill.

I will share this around.