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General Category => LisaList2 => Topic started by: ried on February 17, 2025, 02:14:35 pm

Title: Bill Atkinson discussing LOS Source Code
Post by: ried on February 17, 2025, 02:14:35 pm
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.
Title: Re: Bill Atkinson discussing LOS Source Code
Post by: ried on March 07, 2025, 10:58:39 am
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.


Both are about 30 minutes long and fun to listen to.
Title: Re: Bill Atkinson discussing LOS Source Code
Post by: bmwcyclist on March 07, 2025, 09:19:03 pm
Thanks!
Title: Re: Bill Atkinson discussing LOS Source Code
Post by: ried on June 07, 2025, 11:40:24 pm
Bill Atkinson passed away on June 5th, 2025 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his family.

Rest in peace.

(https://i.imgur.com/D65GDQC.jpeg)
Title: Re: Bill Atkinson discussing LOS Source Code
Post by: bmwcyclist on June 08, 2025, 01:58:21 pm
Quote from: ried on June 07, 2025, 11:40:24 pm
Bill Atkinson passed away on June 5th, 2025 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his family.

Rest in peace.

(https://i.imgur.com/D65GDQC.jpeg)

Thank you for letting us know.

RIP Bill.

I will share this around.