On January 19, 1983, the first commercial personal computer from Apple was born. Ahead of its time, the Lisa featured a stout white monitor, a white keyboard, square mouse, double floppy drive — and a ...

Before there was an iPhone, iMac or Macintosh computer, Apple had Lisa. The Lisa computer — which stands for ” “Local Integrated Software Architecture” but was also named after Steve Jobs’ eldest ...

It’s #ThrowbackThursday, y’all, so we’re kicking off a new series of Retro Recommenders. First up: a 1983 Cupertino-based flop that sure looks better today. Apple’s early days begin with ideological ...

Apple’s legendary Lisa computer was a flop by commercial standards, but its influence on computing can’t be understated. In the 40 years after its debut, ideas from the Lisa changed our relationship ...

I was around 10 when I used a Lisa and the first LaserWriter printer with its postscript support to create the text and graphical displays for my science fair project. It looked like something a ...

Like a magician readying his best trick, Steve Jobs waited for the houselights to dim and the crowd to quiet down. A spotlight focused on a table where a bulky shape lay hidden beneath a buff-colored ...

This story was produced as part of The Verge’s partnership with the Computer History Museum to explore the past and future of tech. Located in Mountain View, California, CHM does extensive work in ...

The Apple Lisa computer was a colossal failure. It was also the most important machine in personal computing history. You can try to argue that last claim with John McLearan. He believes it. And he ...

The Computer History Museum held an event on January 31 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Lisa computer. The event featured interviews with members of the Lisa development team, a demo of the ...

Just about everything the Mac brought to technology was already there a year before with the failed Apple Lisa, that launched on January 19, 1983. That famous venue was permanently closed for ...

Mountain View, CA, Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Computer History Museum (CHM), the leading museum exploring the history of computing and its impact on the human experience, today announced ...

Silicon Valley has some of the most intriguing stories about the lengths founders go to achieve success, but a lesser-known story about Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, is now gaining attention. In ...