Lisa is a desktop computer developed by Apple, produced from January 19, 1983, to August 1, 1986, and succeeded by Macintosh. It is generally considered the first mass-market personal computer operable through a graphical user interface (GUI).

Sep 9, 2020 · Apple began working on Lisa in the late 70s, right around the time when Apple II got launched. The idea behind it was to create a powerful personal computer that could use a graphical user interface and a mouse.

Jan 19, 2023 · The Lisa was an all-in-one computer with a 12-inch monochrome screen at a resolution of 720×365 pixels. It used a Motorola 68000 CPU running at 5 MHz. It had 1MB of RAM.

May 30, 2023 · Sabotage, hired goons, and a landfill in Utah: how Steve Jobs’ revolutionary catastrophe of a computer, the Apple Lisa, earned a brief second life before being buried for good.

Jan 19, 2023 · What is the Apple Lisa computer, and why was its release on January 19, 1983, an important date in computer history? Apple’s Macintosh line of computers today, known for bringing mouse-driven graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to the masses and transforming the way we use our computers, owes its existence to its immediate predecessor at Apple ...

Jan 19, 2023 · What is the Apple Lisa computer, and why was its release on 19 January 1983 an important date in computer history? Apple’s Macintosh line of computers, known for bringing mouse-driven graphical ...

Mar 11, 2022 · The Apple Lisa was not a commercial success, but it did change the course of Apple forever. Here's why Steve Jobs considered the Lisa a failure.

Jan 31, 2023 · The Apple Lisa was expensive, slow, and short-lived. But 40 years later, computers are still building on its legacy.

Feb 2, 2023 · Apple’s Lisa was the first consumer-available personal desktop computer with a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Unlike Unix or Microsoft DOS , or even the Apple II at the time, it did not use text-based “green screen” command line instructions but used icons on a white screen with a desktop metaphor.

“Thirty years ago, Apple unveiled the Apple Lisa, a pioneering machine that introduced the mouse-driven graphical user interface to a wide audience and opened a new chapter in personal computer history.”