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In reply to the discussion: How to send an "E mail" 1984 [View all]FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)16. I was at SIGGRAPH '83 when Steve Jobs introduced "Lisa" (for the bargain prices of $10,000)
With it's intuitive graphic user interface, cute little icons, and mouse control, it was touted as the computer for anyone - well, if you had $10 grand.
Steve Jobs told the rapt audience "I wanted to offer a new thing that had two features: easy enough your mother could use it, and bold enough that all our competitors would say "Oh SHIT!"
If only I had had the money to buy Apple stock back then.
My first was this unassuming bit of tech:
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Fortunately it was for a short time as part of a university course
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2018
#40
I was at SIGGRAPH '83 when Steve Jobs introduced "Lisa" (for the bargain prices of $10,000)
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2018
#16