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Bill Atkinson worked at Apple Computer from 1978 to early 1980s. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego, where Apple Macintosh visionary Jef Raskin was one of his professors. Atkinson continued his studies as a graduate student at the University of Washington.

He designed and implemented HyperCard, the first popular hypertext system. Atkinson was also part of the Apple Macintosh development team and was the creator of the ground-breaking MacPaint application, among others. Atkinson also designed and implemented QuickDraw, the fundamental toolbox that the Macintosh used for graphics. QuickDraw's performance was essential for the success of the Macintosh's graphical user interface.

Around 1990, General Magic was founded and Bill Atkinson was one of the three co-founders.

The obstacles to General Magic's success may appear daunting, but General Magic is not your typical start-up company. Its partners include some of the biggest players in the worlds of computing, communications, and consumer electronics, and it's loaded with top-notch engineers who have been given a clean slate to reinvent traditional approaches to ubiquitous worldwide communications. ()

As of 2002, he was involved full-time in fine-art digital nature photography. Some of his photographs are available as e-cards in the "iCards" section of the .Mac.

Some of Atkinson's noteworthy contributions to the field of computing include:

Macintosh QuickDraw
and Lisa LisaGraf
Marching ants
The Selection lasso
Fat bits
HyperCard

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