[SIGCIS-Members] RIP Bill Atkinson

[Dag Spicer]

Thank you, Liz.

Members may also find useful CHM curator Hansen Hsu’s blog on Bill from this January, based on several CHM oral histories of him.

<https://computerhistory.org/blog/memories-of-lisa/?utm_content=335137822&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-23110>
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On Jun 16, 2025, at 5:52 PM, Elizabeth Petrick via Members <members at lists.sigcis.org> wrote:


I just read of Bill Atkinson's passing. John Markoff did a nice article on him for the NYT:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technology/bill-atkinson-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Pk8.QyL_.x8F70Pcs2gRT&smid=url-share

Best,
Liz
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Elizabeth Petrick
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Director of Graduate Studies
Department of History
Rice University

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