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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[C43908]

where is the macintosh portion of the video?

[adiblasi]

Hi C4 - Back in 1984, I tried MANY times to get a copy of the follow-up live broadcast where I did the demo of the Macintosh system. I really tried, and then it got to a point where I was getting nowhere and I just gave up. However, I am REALLY glad that I did get the LISA demo. If I had a choice of one or the other, the LISA demo is certainly the one I would have grabbed. The producer simply never got around to cutting me the VHS tape. A shame, but at least we have what you see here.

[C43908]

the macintosh classic or whatever it is called, i am not talking about the lisa

[Rafael Karst]

these guys where programming monsters, imagine the fucking kernel managin 16 process at the same time, printing screen, receiving events from keyboard and mouse all of it without hangs, just amazing! awesome vid!!!

[Rafael Karst]

you are actually seeing the macintosh portion of the video from 0:00 to 18:33 =]

[pixeltater]

Leesir

[jeopardy60611]

This is interesting to see a demo of the GUI operating system when it was a totally new thing. It reminds me of when I wandered into a computer store and tried out a Mac in 1985 when I was only 15 years old and was only familiar with my TRS-80 Model I and had some exposure to the Apple II.

[KuphJr]

That is exactly how I use my 2 operating systems. I cannot point to one specific thing, but I love OS X way more than Windows 7.

[JC Vela]

Microsoft would release their Windows 3.0 eight years after Lisa, in 1992.

[roossi]

12:35 :D omg is she stupid or what?!