Apple Donates MacPaint Source Code to Computer History Museum

Apple has donated the source code for MacPaint to the Computer History Museum, according to Business Week.

Released in 1984 with the Mac, it is fondly remembered not only by those who used it, but also by computer scientists for numerous first-of-a-kind innovations. Those who spend a lot of time using Adobe Photoshop constantly use such features as the lasso tool for selecting non-rectangular shapes, and the paint bucket for filling closed areas with a pattern, and later, color. Both first appeared in MacPaint. The program was unique at the time for its ability to create graphics that could then be used in other applications.

You can find a history of the application as well as some anecdotes about author Bill Atkinson on the museum's site.


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