The Apple Lisa with all her trimmings (photo courtesy of: wikipedia.org)
After five years of development, Apple's hard work has finally come to fruition. On January 19th, 1983, Apple has released the Apple Lisa. This is a computer the future will be based on. Apple has accomplished a revolutionary leap in user-computer interaction with it's Graphic User Interface (GUI). This is a first in personal computers. A GUI allows computer users to interact with the machine using images and graphical icons as opposed to text only commands. Though not a first, it is the first time a mass produced, personal machine includes this functionality. Prices start at $9,995.00, as much as a new car.
Computers have certainly come a long way since 1983. Unfortunately for me, computers did not appear in school until the year I graduated high school. It is so much easier typing up a report or term paper for school today than it was when I was growing up. You either had to write them up by hand or use a typewriter. I can remember having to redo entire pages over because of the mistakes. Although, I did have an electronic typewriter in the last year of high school, which was a little better because you could make corrections, but only if you caught your mistake before you went to the next line. This is one technology I will be forever grateful for.
ReplyDeleteWow. The price of that primative computer in 83 was the price of a new car! Computers have certainly come a long way. Now apple had the Ipad, which is a computer about the size of a 10 inch screen that doesn't need any of the bulk those old school deseigns had, no mouse, no key board. Its crazy how big most elesctronics started as and how mush more they can do now but countinually get smaller and smaller in size.
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