A Quote by Jef Raskin

I am only a footnote, but proud of the footnote I have become. My subsequent work on eliciting principles and developing the theory of interface design, so that many people will be able to do what I did is probably also footnote-worthy. In looking back at this turn-of-the-century period, the rise of a worldwide network will be seen as the most significant part of the computer revolution.

Jef Raskin

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Jef Raskin
American - Scientist
March 9, 1943 - February 26, 2005

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