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Jef Raskin, 9 March 1943 - 26 February 2005, was a computer scientist, cognitive psychology expert, and user interface pioneer. He worked for a world where computers served people, rather than forcing people to do things in the computers' often unintuitive and unsafe ways. He is most famous for his work at Apple Computer, where he was employee number 31. In 1979, he began the program that led to ... [MORE]
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Articles from Jef Raskin about the History of the Macintosh
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Two sizable documents: Recollections of the Macintosh Project, More Historical Facts. Links to Bruce Horn letters.
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DigiBarn Friends: Jef Raskin, A Life of Design
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Computer museum with many resources: photo galleries, information on early Apple I/II, Macintosh, IAI Swyft, Canon Cat, user interface experiments, other Raskin inventions; interviews, slides, remembrances by computer scientists.
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Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories
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Brief account of Raskin's part in the early Macintosh project, with many links to accounts by other co-participants, many of which mention Raskin. Informative and entertaining.
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Jef Raskin
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Growing biography, with links to related topics. [NodeWorks Encyclopedia]
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Jef Raskin A to Z
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List of about 60 articles by Raskin, with links to them.
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Jef Raskin the Movie
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Film about Raskin being made via Internet collaboration. Interviews, comments, sample footage, Raskin Lectures on user Interface. Short segments use Creative Commons license.
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JefRaskin.com
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Raskin's original website, now part of the Raskin Center for Humane Interfaces; thought-provoking essays on diverse topics, work on Archy, links.
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Passing of a Pioneer
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Article reviews Jef Raskin's career. Laptopical.com.
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Talk Time: Jef Raskin
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Frank, brief interview, criticism of Macintosh, thoughts on useful user interfaces, Hypercard, progress in computing. [Guardian Unlimited]
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The History of Apple's 'Syntax' Poster, 1979-80
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Treats Pascal poster designed by Jef Raskin, and altered by Steve Jobs.
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The Joy of Tech
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Touching memorial comic, shows a Macintosh thanking Raskin.
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UserFriendly
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Touching memorial comic, features hill topped with an Apple tree.
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