patgund | RIP - Jef Raskin

"Jef Raskin, a computer interface expert who conceived Apple Computer Inc's groundbreaking Macintosh computer but left the company before it came to market, has died. He was 61.

Raskin died on Saturday night at his home in Pacifica, his family said in a statement. In December, he told friends he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer."

http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1668880,00.html

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/02/28/raskin/index.php

A tribute to him is at:

http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/656.html