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	Jef Raskin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Raskin also claims to have had continued direct input into the eventual Mac design, including the decision to use a one-button mouse as part of the Apple interface, a departure from the Xerox PARC standard of a three-button mouse.
		Raskin claimed that its failure was due in some part to Steve Jobs, who successfully pitched Canon on the NeXT Computer at about the same time.
		Jef Raskin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2004 and died in Pacifica, California on February 26, 2005, at age 61.
	www.retrocomputing.net /info/siti/raskincenter/wikipedia.htm (934 words)

	The Cult of Mac Blog
		Raskin is best known for starting the Macintosh project at Apple in the late seventies, though his later career as an expert in computer interfaces was overshadowed by controversy over who 'fathered' the Macintosh.
		Raskin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late December 2004 or early January, said Bruce Damer, curator of the Digibarn computer museum near Silicon Valley.
		Raskin also granted a last interview to Damer in January, which was also filmed by a New York filmmaker working on a biography of Raskin.
	wiredblogs.tripod.com /cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=649894 (708 words)

	Macintosh Pioneer Jef Raskin Dies
		Raskin, who started working as head of the Apple publications department in 1978 as employee # 31, envisioned a computer that was cheaper and easier to use than the machines that were around during the late 70s and very early 80s.
		Although Jef had reportedly visited Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) and had seen that company's pioneering work on graphical user interfaces, Raskin's vision of computing focused less on graphics and the use of the mouse and more on trying to find simple and "humane" ways to control a personal computer.
		Raskin's vision of the ideal interface involved better search methodologies, the elimination of all "modal aspects of the basic human-machine interface" and "improved navigation methods." In 2004, Raskin told The Guardian "Unfortunately, the Mac is now a mess," arguing that even the Macintosh's relatively intuitive interface was still not easy enough.
	www.pcanswer.com /articles/jefraskin.htm (898 words)

	Jef Raskin - Passing of a Pioneer.
		Raskin believed in placing the person before the PC - designing from the interface in, and he tried to spread this gospel to the next generation of programmers and designers.
		Raskin began exploring his unique vision of technology as a college student in the early 1960s at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he earned dual undergraduate degrees in mathematic and philosophy.
		Raskin, however, saw the opportunity to explore the relationship between computers and the mind, between the left and right side of the brain.
	www.laptopical.com /jef-raskin-07351.html (645 words)

	Macworld: News: Jef Raskin, lead designer of the Macintosh, dies
		Jef Raskin, the lead designer of the first Macintosh computer and a pioneer in the development of user interfaces, died Saturday at age 61.
		Raskin convinced his peers at Apple that to reach a wider audience, the Macintosh needed an interface that was elegant and easy to use.
		Raskin's interests were not restricted to computers: He taught the recorder, harpsichord and music theory at San Francisco Community College in the 1970s, and his family described him as an orchestral soloist and composer.
	www.macworld.com /news/2005/02/28/raskin/index.php (681 words)

	Jeffrey Raskin Biography \| World of Computer Science
		Jef Raskin has held a wide variety of positions in computing and other spheres, but he is fated to be forever associated with the development of the Apple Macintosh computer, as he was the manager of advanced systems at Apple for this particular project.
		Following this Raskin was awarded a B.A. in 1965 in the philosophy of science with a minor in music--this was also from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (the two courses had been taken part concurrently).
		From 1970 to 1974 Raskin was an assistant professor at the University of California at San Diego, he taught chiefly in the computing department although he did also teach a small number of courses within the music faculty.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/jeffrey-raskin-wcs (772 words)

	APPRECIATION / Jef Raskin, brains behind the user-friendly Macintosh / Early Apple developer wanted computers built for ...
		Jef Raskin was known as the "father of the Macintosh'' for his early work designing what became Apple Computer Inc.'s signature product and the start of the personal computer revolution.
		Raskin, who was a mathematician, musician, professor, bicycle racer and model airplane builder, was diagnosed with the disease in December.
		Raskin assembled a design team and named the project after his favorite variety of apple, although with a slight change in the spelling of the McIntosh.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/01/BUGOPBI9PP1.DTL (737 words)

	O'Grady's PowerPage - Your Mobile Technology Destination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Jef Raskin is the human-computer interface expert who began the Macintosh project for Apple Computer and is the author of The Humane Interface, which in large part builds on his earlier work with the Canon Cat.
		Raskin received a B.S. Mathematics and B.A. in Philosophy from the State University of New York and an M.S. in Computer Science from the Pennsylvania State University.
		Jef originated the Macintosh project in 1979 despite strong opposition from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and led the effort for the crucial first three years.
	www.powerpage.org /archives/2005/02/jef_raskin_appl.html (475 words)

	Jef Raskin - Raskin Center
		From the time he was a teenager, Jef Raskin envisioned a world in which computers served humanity, rather than forcing us to do things in their own oftentimes quirky ways.
		Jef crystallized his theories in his book, The Humane Interface (Addison-Wesley, 2000), which has been translated into more than nine languages, seen numerous printings, surpassed Harry Potter on Amazon.com's bestsellers list, and become the standard text for more than 100 computing courses around the world.
		In 2004, Jef created the Raskin Center for Humane Interfaces to support the development of Archy and spread the design principles behind it to the world of information appliances and the machines that depend on them, such as handheld computing devices, industrial machinery, aircraft, and industrial machinery.
	rchi.raskincenter.org /index.php?title=Jef_Raskin (1006 words)

	markallerton.com: Jef Raskin RIP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Jef Raskin, one of the creators of the Macintosh, passed away at the weekend.
		Jef's big idea was that of the self-contained computing appliance that anyone could use - which led to the original Mac's iconic form factor.
		In the end, he was never happy with the way the Mac turned out, and had been pursuing his vision of "The Humane Interface" ever since.
	biketrouble.typepad.com /bike_trouble/2005/02/jef_raskin_rip.html (122 words)

	Press Release, February 27, 2005
		Jef created the Raskin Center for Humane Interfaces (RCHI), , which will soon release a preview of Archy, a culmination and exemplar of his design principles.
		Jef's life and work are the subject of a documentary in progress, which will continue to gather information and interviews from people who knew him.
		Jef is survived by his wife of 23 years, Linda Blum; his children, Aza, Aviva, and Aenea; and his children in all but name, Jenna and Rebecca.
	www.raskincenter.org /pressrelease.html (585 words)

	Raskin on Cooper : Letters : uidesign.net
		Raskin says that, in comparing the physical limitations of mechanical technologies with the limits of digital devices, Cooper "leaves out that what we are limited by is the fundamental characteristics of humans." Perhaps Cooper did not stress this enough in the interview, but uses this very point as a major theme of his second book.
		Raskin asserts that Cooper's "bias against using mathematical and formal research methods" constitutes a "serious mistake" because of two opportunities that Cooper misses.
		Raskin is not suggesting that quantitative methods are better than qualitative ones, but rather that there is an appropriate place for each approach in the argument for one interface design over another.
	www.uidesign.net /2000/letters/raskinoncooper.html (1863 words)

	[Deathwatch] Jef Raskin, Macintosh creator, 61
		Raskin, who worked as a computer science professor before joining Apple, was well aware of the research being done in computer interfaces at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center.
		Raskin also named the Macintosh after his favorite apple, though the name was slightly changed because of a trademark issue with another company.
		Raskin led the project until the summer of 1981, when he had a falling out with Steve Jobs, Apple's co-founder.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2005-February/001035.html (595 words)

	Macintosh innovator Jef Raskin dies
		Jef Raskin, the man often credited with designing the first Macintosh computer, has died at the age of 61.
		Raskin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2004.
		Raskin is said to have named the Macintosh after his favourite apple, changing the name slightly to avoid trademark problems.
	www.cbc.ca /health/story/2005/02/28/Raskin-obit050228.html (1202 words)

	The Mac's creator on Apple, Jobs and his new project \| MacMinute News
		Raskin and his company, T.H.E. (The Humane Environment) are working on a new type of command structure (dubbed simply THE) that merges the strengths of the graphical user interface with the flexibility of command-line systems common in more complex software.
		As for Apple, which Raskin left in 1982, purportedly after Steve Jobs increasingly muscled in on the Macintosh project, Raskin says there are major flaws with most reports of the company's history.
		Raskin also has several older Macs (including the millionth Mac), some Apple IIs (including S/N 2), and an Apple I. Obviously, he's still a Mac fan though his G4—which is running Mac OS X (Panther)—often crashes if he lets it sleep for a few hours ("Maybe one of your readers knows why, I sure don't").
	www.macminute.com /2004/02/11/jeffraskin (1165 words)

	ACM: Ubiquity - A Conversation with Jef Raskin
		Jef Raskin created the Macintosh computer project (naming the computer for his favorite variety of apple) and is the author of "The Humane Interface" (Addison-Wesley, 2000).
		RASKIN: I was discussing models of learning with a professor and I said, "Here's a possible model of learning," and he said, "No, that's not a possible model of learning." So, I wrote a computer program that exhibited the behavior that we agreed upon was learning, but which used my proposed mechanism.
		RASKIN: Well, when I joined Apple, I had the concept in my head of a computer that would be purchased at reasonable cost, would be graphic from the get-go, and would be far easier to use then existing computers because it would have a much better interface.
	www.acm.org /ubiquity/interviews/j_raskin_2.html (5137 words)

	Jef Raskin RIP
		Jef Raskin, co-creator of the Macintosh computer, has died.
		In his writings and in person, Jef always impressed me by the depth and clarity of his thinking, and the passion that he brought to the business of making information systems less painful to use.
		However, his humorous http://jef.raskincenter.org/humor/decrease_health_care_cost.html">writing and his serious work on such diverse subjects as the math behind sailing and flying, politics in a post-9/11 era, and of course HCI were always a joy to read.
	www.jonathanboutelle.com /mt/archives/2005/02/jeff_raskin_rip.html (160 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Creator of first Apple Mac dies
		Jef Raskin, head of the team behind the first Macintosh computer, has died.
		Mr Raskin was one of the first employees at Apple and made many of the design decisions that made the Mac so distinctive when it was first released.
		Mr Raskin was diagnosed in December 2004 with pancreatic cancer and died on 26 February at his home in California.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/4303961.stm (419 words)

	Jef Raskin, Dead at Age 61.
		Jef Raskin, pioneer and visionary responsible for bringing Macintosh to Apple Computers, has died at age 61.
		Jef Raskin joined Apple in January 1978, and left in 1982 after a dispute with Steve Jobs.
		Raskin was credited with the Macintosh Project, having changed the name from McIntosh, to avoid a conflict with the audio manufacturer of the same name.
	www.chatmag.com /news/022705_jef_raskin.html (184 words)

	Jef Raskin, Creator of the Macintosh, 1943-2005
		Raskin was born in New York in 1943.
		Raskin began work on the project that what was to become the Apple Macintosh - his idea was to develop a machine that was cheap, aimed at consumers rather than computer professionals, and was very easy to use.
		Raskin is survived by his wife of 23 years, Linda Blum, and; his children, Aza, Aviva, and Aenea.
	lowendmac.com /news/raskin.html (706 words)

	Jef Raskin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jef Raskin holding a model of the Canon Cat.
		Raskin later enrolled in a graduate music program at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), but stopped to teach art, photography and computer science there, working as an assistant professor from 1970 until 1974.
		Raskin later stated that were he to redesign the mouse it would have three clearly labelled buttons - two buttons on top marked "Select" and "Activate," and a "Grab" button on the side that could be used by squeezing the mouse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jef_Raskin (1374 words)

	Jef Raskin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Jef and the Cat drew a standing ovation when they demoed at the already jaded BayArea computer club.
		Jef Raskin died February 26, 2005, of cancer.
		Jef always was a fan of text interfaces, and considered his text-based CanonCat design to be the ultimate in user interfaces.
	c2.com /cgi/wiki?JefRaskin (284 words)

	Jef Raskin - Welcome to JefRaskin.com
		The project, a part of the new Raskin Center for Humane Interfaces, is called "Archy" and a developmental version is now available for download.
		Jef was an interface and systems designer, a writer, and a consultant, concentrating primarily on making computers more usable and their interfaces efficient as well as pleasant.
		Jef died peacefully at home in California on February 26th, 2005 surrounded by his family and loved ones.
	jef.raskincenter.org /home/index.html (601 words)

	Wired News: Paying Tribute to Mac's Daddy
		And many of those who knew him thought that was fitting for Raskin, who was known for his love of life and for finding play in nearly everything he did.
		Joining Raskin's work group was an opportunity for Daniel Kottke, Apple employee No. 12 and another early Macintosh development team member, to be around "far and away the coolest group of people" at Apple.
		While Raskin will likely always be best known for his role in creating the Macintosh, that by no means defines his life.
	www.wired.com /news/mac/0,2125,66885,00.html (997 words)

	MacAddict Forums / Jef Raskin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Jef's recollection from what happened is just different from everybody else's and my book doesn't give his version of things.
		Personally, I think it -would- be feasible to incorporate some of Raskin's ideas into a PC GUI while also retaining all of the benefits we have gained from the current desktop metaphor.
		Jef Raskin reminds me of a cross between Stephen Wolfram and Luke Skywalker: He'll go off for a few years and come out with a idea that looks awesome, but it turns out to just be common sense and a little fantasy about what COULD happen.
	www.macaddict.com /forums/post/708949 (2212 words)

	Jef Raskin, Mac pioneer, dies at 61 \| Tech News on ZDNet
		Raskin was an assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego, and a visiting scholar at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the 1970s when he first visited Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, or PARC.
		Raskin said he told Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Apple's other co-founder, about what he had seen at Xerox the first time he met them in their garage in 1976, but that he stopped visiting Xerox when he went to work for Apple "to avoid any possible conflicts of interest."
		Raskin earned bachelor's degrees in mathematics and philosophy from the State University of New York and a master's degree in computer science from the Pennsylvania State University.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-1040_22-5591858.html (703 words)

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