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R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@alcinnz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alcinnz</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graphics</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meme</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/billatkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a></p>
Douglas E. Welch<p>Bill Atkinson: Polaroids showing the Evolution of the Lisa GUI via Computer History Museum [Video] [Shared]</p><p>Bill Atkinson shows and explains his binder of Polaroid photos which he took during the development of the Lisa, documenting the evolution of its graphical user interface.</p><p><a href="https://welchwrite.com/blog/2025/08/02/bill-atkinson-polaroids-showing-the-evolution-of-the-lisa-gui-via-computer-history-museum-video-shared/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">welchwrite.com/blog/2025/08/02</span><span class="invisible">/bill-atkinson-polaroids-showing-the-evolution-of-the-lisa-gui-via-computer-history-museum-video-shared/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/lisa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lisa</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macos</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/oralhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oralhistory</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/applecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>applecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/shared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shared</span></a></p>
Telmo 🦕<p>The blank canvas of MacPaint, the moment you open it, still feels like pure magic to me. People keep creating incredible things with it—but just a second before any of that exists, there’s only that quiet, perfect white space. Surrounded by just the tools you’ll need—nothing less, nothing more.</p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/vintagemac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagemac</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/macpaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macpaint</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/billatkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billatkinson</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macos</span></a></p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mapstodon.space/@corvus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>corvus</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/atkinsondithering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtkinsonDithering</span></a> looks really nice, and it's just a tweak on the classic <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/floydsteinberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloydSteinberg</span></a> dithering.</p><p>RIP <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/billatkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a>, the dude did so much for us, and most people don't know who he was. :/</p>
Hacker News<p>Bill Atkinson's Psychedelic User Interface</p><p><a href="https://patternproject.substack.com/p/from-the-mac-to-the-mystical-bill" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">patternproject.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">from-the-mac-to-the-mystical-bill</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PsychedelicUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PsychedelicUI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UserInterface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserInterface</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a></p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@vl_tone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vl_tone</span></a></span></p><p>Color cycling FTW. Lost art!!!</p><p>Also, it's a much closer analogy to the moving beer signs that inspired <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/billatkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> to create the "marching ants" effect in <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/macpaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a>.</p>
Peter Cohen<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@lefebvre" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lefebvre</span></a></span> My first PC. I learned to program data strings into displaying graphics using BASIC commands, plotting my ideas out on graph paper first. </p><p>Then in 1984 saw a Mac running MacPaint. Everything changed after that.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Telmo 🦕<p>As sad as it is to remember Bill Atkinson’s legacy in the wake of his passing, it makes me deeply happy that this was the post that resonated most. Humanity, empathy, and respect are still the best algorithm. Give yourself a tap, <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/billatkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billatkinson</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retromacintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retromacintosh</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/hypercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypercard</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/macpaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macpaint</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/@OnceUponAGoblin/114643432853682723" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">masto.pt/@OnceUponAGoblin/1146</span><span class="invisible">43432853682723</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>Computer engineer and Apple veteran William "Bill" Atkinson has died of pancreatic cancer at age 74. Atkinson created the QuickDraw graphics engine, which made the Macintosh interface possible and, says <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span>'s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benjedwards" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>benjedwards</span></a></span>, "transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions would use daily." </p><p>"I say this with no hyperbole: Bill Atkinson may well have been the best computer programmer who ever lived," wrote veteran Apple analyst <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gruber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gruber</span></a></span> on his Daring Fireball blog. "Without question, he's on the short list. What a man, what a mind, what gifts to the world he left us." Here's Edwards' story; find Gruber's full tribute at the second link.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/UJO0cf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/UJO0cf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flip.it/ImgyIy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/ImgyIy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SoftwareEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/InMemoriam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InMemoriam</span></a></p>
Telmo 🦕<p>Ever since I heard about Bill Atkinson’s passing, I’ve been diving into everything I can find about HyperCard. Today, while the world was glued to WWDC25, I was off exploring alternate timelines—asking ChatGPT what HyperCard and the world might have become if it had never been discontinued. It was a blast. 💥 </p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/billatkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billatkinson</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/hypercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypercard</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/wwdc25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wwdc25</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/wwdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wwdc</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retromacintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retromacintosh</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chatgpt</span></a></p>
Verfassungklage@troet.cafe<p>Kopf hinter <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Quickdraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quickdraw</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Entwickler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entwickler</span></a> Bill <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Atkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atkinson</span></a> mit 74 Jahren verstorben</p><p>Durch seine <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Arbeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arbeit</span></a> an <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Quickdraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quickdraw</span></a> und <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Macpaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macpaint</span></a> gilt er als wichtiger <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>- <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Entwickler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entwickler</span></a>. Nun ist <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> an Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs verstorben. </p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/SteveJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteveJobs</span></a> holte Atkinson als Mitarbeiter Nr. 51 zu <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> und zum ersten Entwicklungsteam der Firma. Dem <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Programmierer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Programmierer</span></a> ist die <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Quickdraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quickdraw</span></a>- <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Bilschirmtechnologie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bilschirmtechnologie</span></a> mit ihren auffälligen abgerundeten Ecken zu verdanken. </p><p><a href="https://www.golem.de/news/kopf-hinter-quickdraw-entwickler-bill-atkinson-mit-74-jahren-verstorben-2506-196954.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">golem.de/news/kopf-hinter-quic</span><span class="invisible">kdraw-entwickler-bill-atkinson-mit-74-jahren-verstorben-2506-196954.html</span></a></p>
Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 🙄<p><a href="https://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/3172.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">geekculture.com/joyoftech/joya</span><span class="invisible">rchives/3172.html</span></a><br><a href="https://appdot.net/tags/billAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billAtkinson</span></a></p>
Ken McLeod<p>Thanks to Bill Atkinson and QuickDraw, I got excited about writing software that created graphic output and was easy to use. And thanks to the Mac, I would soon leave architecture behind and start a new career.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a></p>
Chris Hanson<p>In honor of Bill Atkinson, I’ve been reading the QuickDraw source code released by CHM and writing a little C implementation of his Region structure, which was an incredibly elegant solution to a problem so many people working on window systems never even realized they had. RIP Bill. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QuickDraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuickDraw</span></a></p>
ICM<p>Thank you Bill for all you’ve done. We’re running MacPaint today at the computer museum.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/billatkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billatkinson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a></p>
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Barijaona Ramaholimihaso<p>Reactions from the assistance during Bill Atkinson's presentation of MacPaint are a strong reminder of the technical prowesses he did in his code to sublimate the hardware capabilities available at the time.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/1tQ5XwvjPmA?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/1tQ5XwvjPmA?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.mg/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mg/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mg/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mg/tags/QuickDraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuickDraw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mg/tags/InsideMacintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsideMacintosh</span></a></p>
skry<p>I loved reading <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@csilverman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>csilverman</span></a></span>’s thoughtful tribute to Bill Atkinson, who gave us personal computing in so many ways. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hypercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hypercard</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@csilverman/114646274324945609" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@csilverman/11</span><span class="invisible">4646274324945609</span></a></p>
Fonts In Use<p>RIP <a href="https://typo.social/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> (1951–2025). During his time at <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>, he was central to the development of the graphical user interface of the Lisa and later the Macintosh, and is best known for creating MacPaint, QuickDraw, and HyperCard. </p><p>Atkinson is also credited for designing Venice, a chancery script bitmap font. Along with <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SusanKare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SusanKare</span></a>’s designs, it was one the “City” fonts that came with the original <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a>. <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/type_designers/6337/bill-atkinson" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fontsinuse.com/type_designers/</span><span class="invisible">6337/bill-atkinson</span></a></p>
Metin Seven 🎨<p>Sad to read that Bill Atkinson has passed away. I was a Commodore kid in those early years of the digital revolution, but my all-time favorite pixel editor, the Amiga's Deluxe Paint ("DPaint"), was inspired by Bill's MacPaint.</p><p>If you'd like to (re)try DPaint, there's a great resurrection of it in the shape of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PyDPainter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PyDPainter</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://github.com/mriale/PyDPainter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/mriale/PyDPainter</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://graphics.social/tags/BillAtkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillAtkinson</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/PixelArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PixelArt</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1980s</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a></p>