Tech: Apple Lisa Demo (1984)

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READ ME FIRST: The intro is VERY long. Let it buffer for 5 minutes to skip directly to the Lisa demo.

Filmed in 1984, Alfred (yes, that's me) demonstrates the $10,000 Apple Lisa computer on a tri-state cable channel. This was a very early 'mass introduction' to a system that had a graphical user interface, icons, pull down menus, and a rodential input device called 'a mouse.'

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[BitConfig]

Lisa's Pads lol

[adiblasi]

@BitConfig Hi Bit - I'm glad you are enjoying the videos. Yes, Lisa's pads -- and to stop the Lisa from doing something, you press 'command-period' -- yes, Lisa stops when she has her period.

[zxhenrikxz]

WOW a mouse!

WOW icons!

But seriously THIS IS COOL

I mean, it was 1984 and it still looks like Mac OS today!

T H I S I S C O O L ! ! !

[adiblasi]

@zxhenrikxz I have to tell you, coming from 'green letters on a black screen', when I first saw this system, I crapped my pants. For real. What a blow away. I was saying "Alien technology. This is the stuff we got from the downed spacecraft from Roswell." Actually, no. Apple was 'inspired' by Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) who screwed up (due to Xerox corporate big shots) in not refining, packaging and releasing this incredible technology.

[pepper669]

old stinker? 22 years ago? you'd better get dry behind your ears, buddy.

[adiblasi]

@pepper669 What are you referring to?

[Treadzeze]

These cost more than macbook pros now (according to ebay)

[GoldenWinger001]

I don't see a vest.

[Eis357]

The funny thing about this is the fact that my 4 years old PC is slower at opening calculator than the Lisa from 1984...

[i9tion]

I WANT AN APPLE LISA!

[chico31992]

did he just say "what the f" is this?

[sysghost]

Image back then, Apple took the whole "Window" idea straight off Xerox earlier computers from 1979.

Back then: Apple took it, and re-marketed it.

Today: Apple takes things and remarket them again.

I wouldn't say Apple are very innovative.

They are just successful where other companies fails: Marketing.

[crocodile2006]

Hi,

You are rich and could afford the $10,000 price for an Apple Lisa and now you want to know what you can do with it... thank you for your money... but you can't do jack shit

[BitConfig]

I am mainly Windows user, although I like Macs but don't own any because of cost of hardware and gaming support in the OS. It is so funny watching all of your latest vids and then seeing you when you were so much younger. You wouldn't be able to tell the difference if you closed your eyes and did an audio comparison lol. The part of the machine that also impressed me was the opening of window animation, very impressive for it's time. Love watching your videos, very entertaining!