Apple Lisa is a desktop computer developed by Apple, released on January 19, 1983. It was one of the first personal computers to offer a graphical user interface (GUI) in a machine aimed at individual business users. Development of the Lisa began in 1978, and it underwent many changes during the development period before shipping at the very high price of US$9,995 with a 5 MB hard drive. The high price, relatively low performance and unreliable “Twiggy” floppy disks led to poor sales, with only 100,000 units sold.
Manufacturer | Apple Computer Company | CPU | Motorola 68000 @ 5 MHz |
Year Introduced | 1983 | RAM | 1MB |
Introductory Price | $9,995 | Storage | 5.25-inch double-sided floppy disk drives (Twiggy) |
Number Sold | 100,000 |
■ 1983 / Apple / Last Updated May 27, 2017 by Curator /