RIP Jef Raskin 1943-2005
posted by Duncan at 2:59 pm on March 1st, 2005The saw the sad news that Jef Raskin died the other day. Jef created the Macintosh computer as employee number 31 at Apple in the early 1980s, revolutionizing computer interface design.
photo: Marcin Wichary
Jef invented “click and drag” and many other methods now taken for granted by computer users. He named the Macintosh project after his favorite variety of apple, the McIntosh, modifying the spelling for copyright purposes.
A great pioneer..
