But, more than a computer scientist, raskin is a cognitive psychologist. Jef raskin wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. The early mac team members in 1979 consisted of jef raskin, brian howard, marc lebrun, burrell smith, joanna hoffman, and bud tribble. As raskin and others developed the idea of computers with a wimp windows, icons, mouse, pointer interface, the. For the majority of computer users today, the graphical user interface is the primary method of interface, though before apples macintosh. He had been diagnosed recently with pancreatic cancer.
The macintosh project was begun in 1979 by jef raskin, an apple employee who envisioned an easytouse, lowcost computer for the average consumer. Jef raskin on the book of macintosh stanford university. He is also, among a great many other things, musician, mathematician, professor, and. The apple macintosh helped to introduce a previous revolution in computer. For those who dont know, he is the father of the macintosh, one of the. The westing game be classic kindle edition by raskin, ellen, barnett, mac. Jef raskins book, the humane interface, is the single best human interface design book that i have read. Ellen raskin was born in milwaukee, wisconsin, and grew up during the great depression. A bristling raskin responded with a sarcastic memo to jobs, replicated in the excellent book apple confidential 2. Michael mcintoshs most popular book is shotguns and shooting three. Jef raskin, 61, developer of apple macintosh, is dead the. How did it come to be that apple computer called its line.
The macintosh mainly mac since 1998 is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by apple inc. He studied mathematics and philosophy at the state university of new york at stony brook, and computer science at penn state. He was a computer interface expert who dealt with pioneering ways to interact with a computer. I never intended the book of macintosh to be a book by me. Jakob nielsen, nielsen norman group author of designing web usability. Because, if youre working on a project and youd like to manage it well, you have to have things documented. This raises a question about the origins of the book of macintosh. The apple macintosh helped to introduce a previous revolution in computer interface design, drawing on the best available technology to establish many of the interface techniques and methods now universal in the computer industry.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the westing game be classic. Raskin je presenetljivo vztrajal pri uporabi tipk namesto miske kot kazalne naprave. Raskin is often referred to as the father of the macintosh. Making the macintosh home page stanford university. Other books may show how to use todays widgets and interface ideas effectively. This is not an interview, but a commercial spot for the book of jef raskin. Feb 28, 2005 jef raskin, the lead designer of the first macintosh computer and a pioneer in the development of user interfaces, died saturday at age 61. Macintosh systems did, however, find a successful market in education and desktop publishing, and kept apple as the secondlargest pc manufacturer for the next decade. Then steve jobs read the book of macintosh and promptly came in and took his computer away from him. Jef raskin, 61, developer of apple macintosh, is dead the new. The company brought the swyftcard to market, which is a firmware card for the apple ii. The westing game be classic kindle edition by raskin.
However, little attention has been given to how the mouse was moved from the laboratory to the. The practice of simplicity this unique guide to interactive system design reflects the experience and vision of jef raskin, the creator of the apple macintosh. But it lead to a conflict with mcintosh laboratory, the hifi manufacturer. From the section entitled early mac, which includes raskin s manifesto the book of macintosh, one can follow how this core populist notion influenced many of the later technical and marketing decisions, including the adoption of a onebutton, easytouse mouse as an input device and the avoidance of large manuals filled with opaque. He was an accomplished musician, composer, conductor and painter, as well as a mathematician, book author and model airplane designer. Raskin mostly busied himself with the book of macintosh, a sort of aspirational bible hardly more practical than kays original dream of the dynabook. The apple mouse has become a standard in the computer input industry. For those who dont know, he is the father of the macintosh, one of the original geniuses who guided the mac in the early days. Steve wozniak is indisputably the father of the apple ii, having designed the entire digital board himself as well as writing all of the system software, including a basic interpreter, most of it before apple was even incorporated. For the majority of computer users today, the graphical user interface is the primary method of interface, though before apples macintosh took the stage in 1984, that wasnt the case. Raskin s response to comments by steve jobs about the features and cost of the macintosh. Even after leaving apple in 1982, raskin continued to push for a friendlier user interface. Appreciation jef raskin, brains behind the userfriendly macintosh early apple developer wanted computers built for people, not just for programs jef raskin. While i am a healthcare preofessional and not a computer geek, the principles of design that raskin discusses could well be applied to the design of the systems that i use to document patient care and to manage clinical data.
Berperan penting dalam pengembangan macintosh yang kemudian menjadi produk yang memberi identitas khusus bagi apple, raskin keluar sebelum produk tersebut dipasark. Jef raskin, 61, developer of apple macintosh, is dead. Raskin s greatest legacies was the macintosh project, which was taken over by mr. Visit for stories chronicling the birth of the computer jef named after his favorite varietal but misspelled in order to avoid confusion. With this book, raskin proves again both his farsightedness and his practicality. He was an accomplished musician, composer, conductor and painter, as well as a mathematician, book author. Jefs contributions to the development of simple, intelligible, humane computing environments didnt end with the mac. Jef raskin created the macintosh computer project naming the computer for his favorite variety of apple and is the author of the humane interface addisonwesley, 2000. It is told by andy hertzfeld who was on the original team, and brought in just as jef raskin was pushed aside by steve jobs who saw this as the future of the company. Oct 22, 2019 jobs was determined that the new macintosh was going to have a graphical user interface like the lisa, but at a considerably lower cost. Document was prepared for the meeting on 12 october 1979. How did it come to be that apple computer called its line the. The macintosh project began in 1979 when jef raskin, an apple employee, envisioned an easytouse, lowcost computer for the average consumer.
Interview with jef raskin, and essays from the book of macintosh. But even woz required help from rod holt for the analog electronics. Jef raskin is the single individual who disagrees with the way im telling the story, and he was unhappy with the book how the mac was made when he first found out about it, and i suspect hes still unhappy now. This is an outline for a computer designed for the. As it turns out, macintosh is named after the mcintosh apple variety and it was proposed by jef raskin, the man who was in charge of the macintosh project. Couple of interesting, but oddly coincidental, interviews with jef father of the mac raskin. We felt that the mac s graphical user interface had the potential to make computing enjoyable to nontechnical users for the very first time, potentially improving the lives of millions of users. This unique guide to interactive system design reflects the experience and vision of jef raskin, the creator of the apple macintosh. The book of macintosh, that allegedly was the initial primary force behind the macintosh. E gli inquilini delle sunset towers, compresa turtle, vengono convocati alla l. In slaughterhouse 5, vonneguts protagonist, pilgrim, is in a hospital ward adjacent to a writer discussing a book hes working on about the bombing of dresden in world war ii.
Raskin je septembra 1979 dobil dovoljenje za najemanje ljudi za projekt. Dubbed macintosh by raskin, the project ultimately led to the computer we know and love today. While press coverage at the time of the macintoshs introduction described steve jobs as the projects guiding figure, the macintosh was the brainchild of jef raskin. These last two reason were told to me by owen linzmayer, the author of the forthcoming macintosh book the macintosh bathroom reader. Bud tribble, steve jobs, joanna hoffman, jef raskin, rod holt. This book is phenomenal, and really took me more inside of the actual development of the macintosh than any other book i have read. Jefs leadership on the macintosh project and the cannon cat design gave him the kind of credibility and clarity that only experience bring.
Why did apple choose to name their computer macintosh mac. He wanted to name the computer after his favorite type of apple, the mcintosh, but the spelling was changed to macintosh for legal reasons as the original was the same spelling as that used by mcintosh laboratory, inc. Before i discuss this app, there is an interesting history about the features implemented inside it. Njegove ideje so bile zbrane v the book of macintosh. Jeff raskin, widely considered the father of the macintosh computer, has died. Jef raskin was apple computers thirtyfirst employee, its manager of publications, and manager of the macintosh project from 1979 to 1982.
The documents include raskins thoughts on the macintoshs features, cost, design, and use. Michael mcintosh has 37 books on goodreads with 276 ratings. Collection of documents relating to the early design of the macintosh. Raskin s thoughts on the cats demise follow the mac and me. Jef raskin founded the macintosh project at apple, which led to the development of the apple mac and the popularisarion of the graphical userinterface. Jef raskin, american computer scientist born march 9, 1943, new york, n. This section focuses on the macintosh project when it was under the direction of jef raskin. Anyway, steve jobs is the only and real macintosh creator, not jef raskin and he left apple before mac was out. The macintosh project started in the late 1970s with jef raskin 19432005 see the nearby image, an apple employee, who envisioned an easytouse, lowcost computer for the average consumer. Father of the mac dead at 61 exapple employee made computers easier to use, san jose mercury news, mary ann ostrom 28 february 2005.
Iskal je tudi inzenirja, ki bi lahko naredil prototip in tako ga je bill atkinson. Jef raskin 9 maret 1943 26 februari 2005 adalah pakar antarmuka manusiakomputer amerika serikat yang bergabung di apple computer inc. Mar 05, 2020 jef raskin, american computer scientist born march 9, 1943, new york, n. The macintosh ran a singleuser, singletasking operating system, initially known simply as mac system software.
Mar 01, 2005 appreciation jef raskin, brains behind the userfriendly macintosh early apple developer wanted computers built for people, not just for programs jef raskin was known as the father of the. The book that explains why you really hate computers. A family statement said he had recently been diagnosed with. Jef raskin s book, the humane interface, is the single best human interface design book that i have read. Seventyfour days after the introduction of the macintosh, the company was only able to. Raskin, the founder of the macintosh project, wants a computer thats going to be affordable to everyone. Just by being project leader, and being someone who seems to write a lot, i ended up writing a lot of it. On thing that is very striking about reading the book of macintosh now is that there were several documents describing your idea for an apple computer network, or other sorts of networks. In the early days of the personal computer industry, breakthrough products could still be created singlehandedly, or by very small teams. He presented his idea for an ultra low cost, easy to use appliance computer to mike markkula in march 1979, and got the goahead to. He was a doublee electrical engineering at stanford, knowledgeable about computers, and a general smart guy. Raskin misspelled the name of his favourite variety of apples. New directions for designing interactive systems at. He wanted to name the computer after his favorite type of apple, the mcintosh, but the name had to be changed for legal reasons.
Jef raskin, one of the men credited with creating the apple macintosh, died of pancreatic cancer on saturday at the age of 61. In 1982, jef raskin founded the company information appliance, inc. Innovator behind macintosh computer, obituary, washington post, ap 2 march 2005. Well, brians an interesting guy, and he also worked in labs, and the machine shop. Andy hertzfeld, who was there, credits the name to jef raskin. Raskin app a better way of interacting with your mac.
The humane interface is a gourmet dish from a master chef. Hes as handy around a lathe as he is around a computer keyboard or a. March 9, 1943 february 26, 2005 was an american humancomputer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the macintosh project at apple in the late 1970s. One of the inspirations for the app was one of the founders of the macintosh programme jef raskin hence the app name raskin. In an interview with cnet andy called steve jobs the father of the macintosh. Raskin was a philosophical guy who could be both playful and ponderous, writes walter isaacson in his book steve jobs. Electrical engineering isnt the sort of field that normally brings you into professional contact with rabbits raskin. After many years criticizing computers, raskin s attempt to build an alternative interface, the archy. Macintosh by apple complete history of mac computers. Jef raskin was an american humancomputer interface expert best known for.
Published in 2000, the book is a critique of computer interfaces including the mac s. Oct 25, 2011 the reason for the name is quite well documented. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jef raskin, the lead designer of the first macintosh computer and a pioneer in the development of user interfaces, died saturday at age 61.
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