Influential Apple engineer Bill Atkinson dies at 74

Engadget
By Jackson ChenJun 8, 2025, 3:10 pm306 pts
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, according to a Facebook post made by his family on June 5. His contributions to Apple and the Macintosh…

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