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1 child: Aza Raskin
Education
Pennsylvania State University, Stony Brook University
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♓ Pisces
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羊 Goat
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Jef Raskin: American computer interface expert (1943-2005).
Born in New York City (died at age 61).
Studied at Pennsylvania State University.
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Biography
Jef Raskin was an American human–computer interface expert who conceived and began leading the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s.
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Jef Raskin was born on and passed away on at the age of 61.
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Jef Raskin was born in New York City.
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