Revisiting Apple’s ill-fated Lisa computer, 40 years on

[Ramokromok]

Ars Technica have a nice look-back at the Apple Lisa on the site today

Forty years ago today, a new type of personal computer was announced that would change the world forever. Two years later, it was almost completely forgotten.

The Apple Lisa started in 1978 as a new project for Steve Wozniak. The idea was to make an advanced computer using a bit-slice processor, an early attempt at scalable computing. Woz got distracted by other things, and the project didn’t begin in earnest until early 1979. That’s when Apple management brought in a project leader and started hiring people to work on it…

Revisiting Apple’s ill-fated Lisa computer, 40 years on

On its 40th anniversary, we look back at the machine that brought the GUI to personal computers.

arstechnica.com

 

[Dulleres]

They've also released the source code too

CHM Makes Apple Lisa Source Code Available to the Public as a Part of Its Art of Code Series - CHM

Mountain View, CA – Jan. 19, 2023: The Computer History Museum (CHM), the leading museum exploring the history of computing and its impact on the human experience, today announced the public release and long-term preservation of the source code for the Apple Lisa, including its system and...

computerhistory.org