Bill Atkinson, hyper car developer has passed away 

Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74

Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.

Bill Atkinson retrospective 

Remembering Bill Atkinson: MacPaint, HyperCard, and Apple Legacy

This episode examines the life and contributions of Bill Atkinson, a prominent early Apple engineer. They particularly highlight his key software creations for the Macintosh, such as MacPaint and HyperCard, discussing their impact on computing and interactive media. The texts also touch upon Atkinson’s later career as a nature photographer.

How hyper Kurd works

HyperCard On The Archive (Celebrating 30 Years of HyperCard)

On August 11, 1987, Bill Atkinson announced a new product from Apple for the Macintosh; a multimedia, easily programmed system called HyperCard. HyperCard brought into one sharp package the ability for a Macintosh to do interactive documents with calculation, sound, music and graphics.

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Brian Wilson, leader of The Beach Boys has passed away

Brian Wilson, visionary leader of the Beach Boys, dies at 82

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82.

The world of rock reacts to the death of Brian Wilson

Elton John, Mick Fleetwood, Dave Davies, Carole King, Gene Simmons, Keith Richards and many more have paid tribute to the Beach Boys legend

How 300 year-old wailing ship logbook are helping climate change research

How 200-year-old whaling logs are helping scientists track climate change

What can centuries-old whaling ship logs tell us about today’s extreme weather? According to scientists, the answer is a lot. They’re using the information recorded by mariners going back hundreds of years to push the frontier of modern-day climate science. Special correspondent Pamela Watts with Rhode Island PBS reports.