Here’s Bill Atkinson (and rest of team) answering questions right after the Macintosh was debuted at the Boston Computer Society in 1984: youtube.com/watch?v=1tQ5XwvjPm starting at 28:25 - he demos MacPaint and more. May his memory be a blessing!

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It is so moving to watch a high point of the life of someone who changed the world in a way that enriched the lives of so many. The audience reaction (of techies who know they are watching an historic milestone) lets you feel it.

@danb hard to imagine the world of yesterday and today without his contributions.

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