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Well forever be in debt to jef raskin and steve jobs for changing our world for the better. Pilgrim offers information, telling him that he was in dresden at the time. Per my pascal history, jef raskin was to my knowledge not involved in the. The real history of the graphical user interface is more complex and interwoven. Pacifica, ca february 27, 2005jef raskin, a mathematician, orchestral soloist and composer, professor. He created the macintosh project at apple in 1979, naming it after his favorite apple. He is a widelypublished writer, an avid model airplane builder and competitor, and an active musician and composer. 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. Lee jef raskin, a creator of the orig inal macintosh user interface, died in his california home on feb.

In 1967, he received a masters degree in computer science from pennsylvania state university, after having. New directions for designing interactive systems isbn 02079376 is a book about user interface design written by jef raskin and published in 2000. How jef raskin started the macintosh project mac history. Jef raskin s story meeting merlin merlins console and tape units. Singer and irish country stories by frank oconnor, and he. I suspect that, during the 1970s and 1980s, juhas was very interested in raskin s career and computer developments. If you like this quiz please give us a thumbs up and we will make sure to keep them co. He developed an early love for music and art, which may have contributed to his strong sense for elegant yet exceedingly human software tools. She was born in milwaukee, wisconsin, and grew up during the great depression. Jef raskin march 9, 1943february 26, 2005 was an american humancomputer interface expert bestknown for starting the macintosh project for apple computer in the late 1970s. It covers ergonomics, quantification, evaluation, and navigation. Pacifica, ca february 27, 2005jef raskin, a mathematician, orchestral soloist and. They had three children together aza, aviva, and aenea, with honorarysurrogate siblings rebecca fureigh, and jenna mandis. The westing game by ellen raskin awardwinning youth literature.

Jef raskin was born in new york city in 1943, and was classically trained in mathematics and philosophy at suny stony brook bonnet 1. As for who he is, theres this, jef raskin, a mathematician, orchestral soloist and composer, professor, bicycle racer, model airplane designer, and pioneer in the field of humancomputer interactions, died peacefully at home in california on february 26th, 2005 surrounded by his family and loved ones. Raskin was a philosophical guy who could be both playful and ponderous, writes walter isaacson in his book steve jobs. Heres a few pictures of the book and some behind the scenes photos of its creation. Another cause for inaccuracy is the deliberate misleading of reporters, coupled with some reporters tendency to believe an apparently sincere andor famous source.

The effect of his books isnt comparable to those of any other writer. Meeting merlin it is a commonplace now for a youngster to learn to use a computer long before theyve gone to high school. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in december 2004 and died in pacifica, california on february 26, 2005, at age 61. Most of them use computers as appliances for game playing, web surfing, writing homework papers, and emailing and iming instant messaging with friends.

Nov 24, 2000 spectacular narratives is the first serious booklength treatment of the contemporary blockbuster, including the digitaleffectsbased spectacle, space fictions, the action film, war spectaculars, the recent wave of disaster movies and films evoking new technologies such as virtual reality. The creation of the mac according to jef raskin and bruce horn. Gradually raskin found that she could turn down commercial assignments and concentrate all her time on her own childrens books, each one an exercise in problemsolving for her and, often, for the reader as well. This computer was targeted at lowlevel clerical workers such as secretaries. Jef raskin academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. He received a ba in mathematics and a bs in physics with minors in philosophy and music from stony brook university. History of the apple pascal syntax poster designed by jef raskin and steve jobs.

A conversation with jef raskin ubiquity a good airfoil for small rc models. A conker is a rite of passage triumph hangs by a thread and can turn. Jef raskin, american computer scientist born march 9, 1943, new york, n. The book that explains why you really hate computers. Jef raskin was a professor at the university of california at san diego and originated the macintosh computer at apple computer inc levy 1994. Berperan penting dalam pengembangan macintosh yang kemudian menjadi produk yang memberi identitas khusus bagi apple, raskin keluar sebelum produk tersebut dipasarkan ia didiagnosis terkena kanker pankreas. Holes in the histories holes in the histories 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. 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 biography jef raskin march 9, 1943 february 26, 2005 was an american humancomputer interface expert best known for starting the macintosh project for apple in. It seems smarter and funnier, and altogether more perfect every time i reread it.

Raskin, foiled by the coanda effect, quantum 5, 511 1994. Jef raskin, the creator of the mac, wrote a piece, holes in the histories in which he gives the inside story on steve jobs. Raskin expanded the meaning of the term cognetics in his book the humane interface to mean the ergonomics of. Youre read light novel steve jobs part 32 online at. This article is from many people have sent me copies of bruce horns attached after this message for your easy reference comments on the sources of the design of the mac, asking my thoughts on them. Raskin had studied computer science, taught music and visual arts, conducted a chamber opera company, and organized guerrilla theater.

He received a ba in mathematics and a bs in physics with minors in philosophy and music from the state university of new york at stony brook. Jef raskin jef raskin holding a model of the canon cat. Articles from jef raskin about the history of the macintosh. Interface pioneer and mac visionary jef raskin died of cancer on saturday, february 26, 2005. She received the 1979 newbery medal for her 1978 book, the westing game. Burrell imitates jef burrell had a great sense of humor, and he was capable of performing devastating impersonations of everybody else on the mac team, especially the authority figures. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Raskin also wrote a book, the humane interface addisonwesley, 2000, in which he. A wonderful spirit and renaissance man, who inspired me and many others. Because of the age of this novel and the fact that she died thirty years ago, there is a dearth of information about ellen raskin available online. Jef raskin march 9, 1943 february 26, 2005 was an american humancomputer interface expert best known for starting the macintosh project for apple in the late 1970s. It could be that the whole golden apple tale was a tribute to raskin and the mac rather than being something that raskin. Design, theory, and history in games and narratives jeff howard on. Jef did not want to incorporate what became the two most definitive aspects of macintosh technology the motorola 68000 microprocessor and the mouse pointing device.

Scholarly communication is located on the fourth floor of carol m. Dr bob these are two articles i have received via email or on a newsgroup i dont recall from jef raskin on the history of the macintosh. The surname raskin is a matronymic from raske, yiddish nickname for rachel. Aza raskin left high school after 11th grade to attend the university of chicago. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Jef raskin, a project manager with apple, first told jobs and wozniak about the research being done at parc. Jef raskin 9 maret 1943 26 februari 2005 adalah pakar antarmuka manusiakomputer amerika serikat yang bergabung di apple computer inc. Discover similar books recommended by the worlds most successful people in 2020. The hole story is about a hole and his search for his place in the world. Model airplanes, the bernoulli equation, and the coanda effect 1994 by jef raskin in aerodynamics, theory is what makes the invisible plain. The humane interface by jef raskin, march 29, 2000, addisonwesley professional edition, in english. History of the graphical user interface project gutenberg. The name of this command is a bit unfortunate, as some people will pronounce it as though it was a hole to put dead things into.

Jef is best known for his book, the humane interface, for creating the. In its 2010 annual earnings report, wiley said it had closed a deal to make its titles available for the ipad. This book is phenomenal, and really took me more inside of the actual development of the macintosh than any other book i have read. Almost all of them, picture books and novels alike, develop some aspect of the theme that things are not what they first appear to be. Jef raskin wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Top ten tuesday is a weekly meme that currently resides at the artsy reader girl and features bloggers sharing lists on various book topics. Jef raskin, a former colleague, once said that jobs would have made an excellent king of france, alluding to jobss compelling and largerthanlife persona. Markkula then charged jef raskin with the secret annie project.

Salt to the sea by ruta sepetys, between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, the absolutely true diary of a pa. Jef raskin,the genius and the jerk by walter vatter. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said his wife, linda blum. An experiment an history of the yarmulke azas sparkler eating bdang bdang. The humane interface march 29, 2000 edition open library. 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. Jef raskin, 61, developer of apple macintosh, is dead. A bristling raskin responded with a sarcastic memo to jobs, replicated in the excellent book apple confidential 2. Jef raskin died of cancer on saturday february 26th after being sick for several months. Scholarly communication is a dynamic landscape, and we are continually evolving. Study 1 terms childrens lit final flashcards quizlet. This 21 page illustrated story is perfect for kids between the ages of 2 and 7 years old.

I want a small, lightweight computer with an excellent, typewriter style. I would say provides the most accurate apple macintosh history of any book. Jef raskin was a great friend of the digibarn project having provided us with some historic items to exhibit including the canon cat, the first joystick made for an apple computer, a prototype of the swyft and other wonders. For those who dont know, he is the father of the macintosh, one of the. Raskin was born in new york city to a secular jewish family. From the dust jacket in architecture, as in many another profession and business, a tendency exists to bandy about a lot of abstract terms. Joy of tech tribute to jef raskin holes in the histories computers by the millions.

For this weeks top ten tuesday, im veering away from the official topic this week it was top ten books i enjoyed but rarely talked about, and instead choosing to revisit and update a fun post i did last year. Whatever idea that you came up with, jef raskin had a tendency to claim that he invented it at some earlier point. Ellen raskin 1928 1984 wrote and illustrated many childrens books, including another newbery honor title, figgs and phantoms. Jan 21, 2009 the drowned world 1962 crash 1973 millennium people 2003 when i read jg ballard, i go into a particular kind of trance. Pacifica, ca february 27, 2005 jef raskin, a mathematician, orchestral soloist and composer, professor, bicycle racer, model airplane designer, and pioneer in the field of humancomputer interactions, died peacefully at home in california on february 26th, 2005 surrounded by his family and loved ones.

Jef raskin passed away peacefully on saturday february 26th, 2005 our condolences go out to jefs family, friends and wider community. Jef raskin was an american humancomputer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the macintosh project at apple in the late 1970s. Jef raskin biography jef raskin march 9, 1943 february 26, 2005 was an american humancomputer interface expert best known for starting the macintosh project for apple in the late 1970s. Jef raskin outdoors, photographed by his son aza raskin. There have been many books on the history of apple, some by or about its major. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Genealogy profile for jef f raskin jef f raskin 1943 2005 genealogy genealogy for jef f raskin 1943 2005 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The history of everyones favourite startup is a tech fairytale of one garage, three friends and very humble beginnings.

Books similar to the humane interface by jef raskin. I can not find a copy of bruce horns original email. Design, theory, and history in games and narratives. If children are reading biographies such as ingri and edgar parin daulaires abraham lincoln and diane stanley and peter vennemas bard of avon the story of william shakespeare and making time lines of the charcters, to understand the sequence of events in a persons life, they are developing. Jef preferred the 6809, a cheaper but weaker processor which only had 16 bits of address space and would have been obsolete in. After six months on the market and with 20,000 units sold canon discontinued the cat. Ellen raskin created an allamerican mystery in the westing game while milwaukee native ellen raskin wrote the westing game for children, this allamerican mystery has acquired a. Jef raskin passed away peacefully on saturday february 26th, 2005 our condolences go out to jef s family, friends and wider community. This unique take on quests, incorporating literary and digital theory, provides an excellent resource for game developers. Known forhumancomputer interface expert spouselinda s.

Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. This is an archive of documents, source code, roms, etc for human computer interaction projects of jef raskin. Oct 27, 2015 the new yorker story was a stereotype, of course, and inevitably an unfair oneshawn ran dozens of shtetl stories by i. A twist of sand by geoffrey jenkins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Winner of the newbery medal and the national book award. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Trying to fly an airplane without theory is like getting into a fistfight with a poltergeist. Jef raskin project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. It stands the test of time, and i give it to kids every year. Jef raskin was born in new york city to a secular jewish family, whose surname is a matronymic from raske, yiddish nickname for rachel. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.

As a musician you presumably appreciate complex but specific tools for use by. Jef s leadership on the macintosh project and the cannon cat design gave him the kind of credibility and clarity that only experience bring. What gives with these apple guys and their pancreas problems. Jef raskin, a computer technology pioneer who started the team that created the macintosh computer, died saturday at his home in pacifica, calif. New directions for designing interactive systems at. Jef raskin march 9, 1943 february 26, 2005 was an american humancomputer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the macintosh project for apple in the late 1970s. Brock and hansen hsu on 20161216 in mountain view, ca x8020. Understanding why wings work computers by the millions, an apple document from 1979 holes in the histories how a toy drove the design of the universe how to balance a model airplane humbug. 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. See the book the mac bathroom reader by owen linzmeyer published by sybex and the article holes in the histories in the acms interactions magazine. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit. Ellen raskin was a writer, illustrator, and designer.