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March 2nd, 2005, 17:10
Jef Raskin, the lead designer of the first Macintosh computer and a pioneer in the development of user interfaces, died Saturday at age 61. He had been diagnosed recently with pancreatic cancer, his family said in a statement.
Raskin joined Apple Computer Inc. in 1978 as employee number 31 and headed the company's Macintosh development team from its inception until 1982. He named the project after his favorite type of apple, changing the spelling for copyright reasons.
Full article HERE (http://www.thestandard.com/internetnews/001026.php)
Raskin joined Apple Computer Inc. in 1978 as employee number 31 and headed the company's Macintosh development team from its inception until 1982. He named the project after his favorite type of apple, changing the spelling for copyright reasons.
Full article HERE (http://www.thestandard.com/internetnews/001026.php)