Atlas: an Interface Builder-alike for Cappuccino

Colby Russell <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Aug 2026 16:32:36 -0500
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On 7/5/26 21:07, Gregory Casamento wrote:

> Colby,
>
> Interesting side note... I briefly worked with them.   Not 
> open-sourcing Atlas was a huge mistake.
[...]
> On Sun, Jul 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM Colby Russell 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>     […] Some number of years ago, a startup called 280 North created
>     two noteworthy
>     applications: a slideshow creator and an Interface Builder clone
>     called
>     Atlas[…] Tracking down the Atlas demo videos are well
>     worth the time.)
>

GNUSteppers: One of 280 North's Atlas demo videos can be seen here:

<https://vimeo.com/11486446>

You can also click through to the 280 North Vimeo channel to have a look
at two other short demos.

(Note that the Atlas app here is written for and running on the very
same (LGPLed) Cappuccino framework and not Apple's Cocoa
implementation.)

Unfortunately, Atlas never left beta and then disappeared after Motorola
acquired 280 North.  I have periodically pinged Francisco Tolmasky (one
of the 280 North founders and the person doing the screencast here)
about the (slim) chance of being able to prod someone within Motorola to
release Atlas into the commons.  I once got a promising response, but
nothing ever came of it, even after one or two other instances of
subsequent prodding over the last few years.

-- 
Colby Russell

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    <p>On 7/5/26 21:07, Gregory Casamento wrote:</p>
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          note... I briefly worked with them.   Not open-sourcing Atlas
          was a huge mistake.<br>
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          Some number of years ago, a startup called 280 North created
          two noteworthy<br>
          applications: a slideshow creator and an Interface Builder
          clone called <br>
          Atlas[…] Tracking down the Atlas demo videos are well<br>
          worth the time.)<br>
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    <p><br>
      GNUSteppers: One of 280 North's Atlas demo videos can be seen
      here:<br>
      <br>
      <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://vimeo.com/11486446">&lt;https://vimeo.com/11486446&gt;</a><br>
      <br>
      You can also click through to the 280 North Vimeo channel to have
      a look<br>
      at two other short demos.<br>
      <br>
      (Note that the Atlas app here is written for and running on the
      very<br>
      same (LGPLed) Cappuccino framework and not Apple's Cocoa<br>
      implementation.)<br>
      <br>
      Unfortunately, Atlas never left beta and then disappeared after
      Motorola<br>
      acquired 280 North.  I have periodically pinged Francisco Tolmasky
      (one<br>
      of the 280 North founders and the person doing the screencast
      here)<br>
      about the (slim) chance of being able to prod someone within
      Motorola to<br>
      release Atlas into the commons.  I once got a promising response,
      but<br>
      nothing ever came of it, even after one or two other instances of<br>
      subsequent prodding over the last few years.<br>
      <br>
      -- <br>
      Colby Russell<br>
      <br>
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