Here is another link to the official family press release at Raskincenter.org

You do know that Apple got the GUI idea from Xerox-PARC, right?

hhp

Of course, but Jef is a co-creator of the Macintosh, which is a lot more than just the GUI idea.

From

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/28/business/28raskin.html

>Raskin pioneered the use of the word "font" to refer to digital typefaces

Si

Wow, then he must've also coined the term "fountain" to describe a hole where water spurts out of.

Anyway, the poor guy just died, so maybe I should've waited until tomorrow.

hhp

Hrant, when you die we'll all have great insights about your visionary life and pretend you never did anything that was less than amazing. Surely you remember the gushing about Reagan, even from his former mortal enemies.

Just for the record, I do think that Raskin > Hrant.

hhp

Very sad about Jef Raskin.

The short story re Raskin and the Mac GUI: Raskin's idea for the Mac was very different from how it turned out. He imagined something much simpler and cheaper. The PARC-like GUI stuff (including the mouse) was the result of Jobs taking over the project. Raskin left not long after. He later designed a computer for Canon called the Canon CAT which was more like what he had in mind for the Mac.

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Da: Jef Raskin
Data: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:19
A: Alessandro Segalini
Oggetto: Re: Idiosyncratic Typeface

One that is different and unusual,
and represents a stylistic or personal point of view.

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Jef Raskin
http://www.jefraskin.com

Here's to Jef and his Cat...



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