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Lisa II / Mac
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A Piece of Computer History
The Apple Lisa was Apple's first project that featured a GUI (graphical user interface). At that time the Lisa was the only computer with a GUI on the personal computer market. The Lisa OS was very innovative featuring pull-down menus and it actually looked pretty much similar to the Mac OS. It cost Apple $50 million to develop the Lisa and $100 million to write the software, and only 10,000 units were ever sold. Unfortunately Lisa sold poorly due to its incredibly high price. The Lisa was relaunched after the release of the Macintosh as high-end Apple Macintosh computer (Mac XL). The Mac XL ran MacOS. Finally in 1986, the Lisa, Lisa 2 and Macintosh XL line was scrapped altogether, literally ending up as landfill, despite Steve Jobs saying, "We're prepared to live with Lisa for the next ten years."
Processor: 68000
Processor Speed: 5 MHz
FPU: None
Data Path: 16 bit
Bus Speed: 5 MHz
Level 1 Cache: N/A
Level 2 Cache: N/A
Slots: 3 Lisa Slots
Memory:
RAM Type: Lisa Card
RAM on Motherboard: 512 KB
Minimum RAM: 512 KB
Maximum RAM: 1 MB
RAM Sizes: 512 KB
RAM Slots: 2
Minimum RAM Speed: N/A
Video RAM: None
Maximum VRAM: N/A
ROM: 16 KB
Storage:
Floppy: 400 K (3.5")
HD: Yes
HD Size: 10 MB
HD Interface: N/A
CD-ROM: None
Ports:
Serial Ports: 2
ADB: None
SCSI: None
USB: None
FireWire: None
Ethernet: None
Communications:
Ethernet: None
Modem: None
Monitor: 12" built-in
Maximum Resolution: 640 x 480, 1-bit
Sound Input: None
Sound Output: 8 bit Mono
Machine Gestalt ID: 2
Power: 150 watts
Weight (lbs.): 48
Dimensions (inch): 15.2 H x 18.7 W x 13.8 D
System Software: LisaOS
Codename: Lisa
Introduced: January 1983
Discontinued: Autumn 1985
Lisa II • 5 MHz
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