Los Gatos
Town in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, California.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Cards and Knowledge Bottles | Steven Johnson | turning point | In an obituary quoted by the author, Bill Atkinson took LSD one night and wandered out of his home in the Los Gatos hills. |
Magic Cards and Knowledge Bottles — Steven Johnson (2025)
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and wandered out of his home in the Los Gatos hills. Staring into the vast collections of pixels that made up the night sky, he became reenergized, and decided to adopt some of the Magic Slate ideas into software that could run on the Mac.
- Role: turning point
- In the article: In an obituary quoted by the author, Bill Atkinson took LSD one night and wandered out of his home in the Los Gatos hills. Looking at the night sky he was reenergized and decided to turn the Magic Slate ideas into the software that became HyperCard on the Mac.
- Why it matters: Origin scene of HyperCard, a forerunner of the web, which the author credits with shaping his career. Exact home location not given; point is Los Gatos town.