Artifact Details

Title

Gill, Tim oral history

Catalog Number

102781101

Type

Document

Description

In this oral history interview with Jay Nelson, Tim Gill recounts his youth in Colorado and the development of his interest in mathematics and personal computer software. Gill describes his first efforts in commercial software, including the Text Juggler word processor for the Apple III computer. He recounts early work at Hewlett-Packard and other firms before creating Quark Incorporated to pursue various lines in personal computer software. Gill details his creation of the QuarkXPress desktop publishing program, and the subsequent development of both the program and the firm. He details his work with Fred Ebrahimi and others to develop Quark Inc. in the US and beyond, and his and the firm’s interactions with Apple, Aldus, Adobe, and other firms and their technologies. The interview concludes with an extended discussion of Gill’s longstanding involvement in LGBTQ rights, his pursuit of them through his Gill Foundation, and his continued efforts in artificial intelligence software.

Date

2019-04-11

Contributor

Gill, TIm, Interviewee
Nelson, Jay, Interviewer

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Place of Publication

Boulder, CO

Extent

60 p.

Format

PDF

Category

Transcription

Subject

Software; Hewlett-Packard; Apple Computer Company; Desktop publishing; Text Juggler; Quark Incorporated; QuarkXPress; Ebrahimi, Fred; Aldus; Page Maker; LGBTQ rights; Gill Foundation; artificial intelligence

Collection Title

CHM Oral History Collection

Credit

Computer History Museum

Lot Number

X9018.2019