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How the Lisa Changed Everything

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-a-nothing-boring-sunday dept.

Sabah Arif writes "The Lisa, started in 1979 to provide an inexpensive business computer to Apple's lineup, enjoyed little success. With its advanced object oriented UI and powerful office suite, the computer was priced well above the means of most businesses. Despite its failure, the Lisa influenced most user interfaces, and introduced many features unheard of in earlier systems (like the Xerox Star or VisiOn). Read the story of the development and demise of the Apple Lisa at Low End Mac."

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  1. I for one welcome... by Crayon+Kid · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...our new user interface overlords.

    Oh wait. It's not 1979 anymore. Let me see... 2005 minus 1979 is 26... it's obviously the 26th aniversary of Lisa that makes this news-worthy, right?

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