Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bill Atkinson at the Apple Expo in France in 1987. Bill Atkinson died on June 5 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 74.

The Apple II was launched in 1977, a full 47 years ago. The Apple IIe came out six years later, with a higher level of integration and a raft of new useful features. Apple eventually ended production ...