Overview

• Atkinson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2024 and died at his home in Portola Valley surrounded by family
• He joined Apple’s Macintosh project in 1978 and developed QuickDraw, MacPaint and the system’s signature menu bar
• He created HyperCard, the influential hypermedia platform that presaged modern web and app development
• After leaving Apple in 1990, Atkinson helped launch General Magic, a pioneering handheld-computing startup
• He spent his later years as a photographer and is survived by his wife, two daughters, stepson, stepdaughter, two brothers, four sisters and his dog Poppy