“Why did I wait in line in Palo Alto and not the more sexy San Francisco? Easy, I knew there’d be more geeks in line here. And the line did not disappoint,” Robert Scoble blogs for Scobleizer.
“First of all, Bill Atkinson is in line here. He was Apple’s first software developer. He wrote Mac Paint. Hypercard. Did the windowing system. And much more. Most historians believe he’s one of the top software developers Silicon Valley has ever seen. And that’s no hype,” Scoble reports.
“Also in line? The Quicken Mac Team. Zooomr. Smug Mug. TechMeme. Quite a few others,” Scoble reports.
Full article, with link to photos, here.
Go Bill!
Dude’s a legend!
What about Microsoft’s Alchin, is he in line?
They are interviewing Bill on CNBC now…. He spent the night..
he wrote the windowing system…. thats awsome, hes buying an iPhone!! haha windows down in redmond must be getting ready to hang themselves lmao yoo bad =(
“What about Microsoft’s Alchin, is he in line?”
I’ll keep my eyes peeled for him.
Wow, Bill, if you’re reading this, your photos are gorgeous.
Bill is a frickin genius!
Bill is one hyper card! (rock on, man)
Bill’s the real reason the Mac happened. Responsible for so much of the early software, including the Finder. I remember reading a story about how he almost got killed when his RX-7 slid under a tractor trailer.
One of the characters in some font (Cairo I think) had an image of Bill.
I thought I just saw one of Ballmer’s kids in line.
You’d think Bill Atkinson could get one for free; Woz probably got one already; even part-time employees are getting one for free…
He probably just wanted hang out in line.
There isn’t much credibility left in that Robert Scoble. He was given a Nokia N95 from a retailer a few weeks ago and his blog has been full of praise for the free phone ever since. A guy completely without integrity if you ask me. The Nokia might be great, but I would never trust Scoble’s advice after watching his frequent “thank you for the free phone”s.
Is the Other Bill in line too?
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@kennyyy921
Bill Atkinson wrote the “windowing” system as seen in the original Macintosh, he didn’t write Windows™ for MS.
Shooby, America’s favorite high school junior was in the same line. Saw him on CNBC.
BTW, he’s got the JustinTV gear on.
he is in palo alto, because that’s closest to his home, that’s where he always goes to buy computer related stuff.
actually, i think andy (hertzfeld) wrote the Window Manager (and menu manager, standard file), Steve Capps wrote the Finder, with a a few others.
Atkinson wrote Quickdraw, Mac Paint, and most important, Hypercard (the source of so many ideas used in today’s web browsers)
@kennyyy921
Bill Atkinson wrote the “windowing” system as seen in the original Macintosh, he didn’t write Windows™ for MS.
I think you miss out of a b it of history, MS windows DID come from the windowing system of Macintosh.
Hey Bill,
Great work there with HyperCard, gave me a chance to get into programming….
after you get your iPhone can you call Steve and tell him to fire whoever dumped HyperCard….
One of the greatest blunders Apple ever made!
…tell him to buy SuperCard and integrate into OSX.