Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 12th Mar 2007 23:02 UTC
After yesterday's trip down memory lane with OS/2 2.1, I will today take you even further back. With the help of the recently released Apple Lisa emulator, ToastyTech (another invaluable tool for (G)UI fanatics such as myself) updated its set of screenshots from the Lisa Office System (version 3), the first commercially available graphical user interface for home use. "This Lisa emulator tries to give you the full experience of using an Apple Lisa. The backdrop is a photo of a Lisa that changes as the power light comes on and when you 'insert' a disk. It even plays the sound of the Lisa disk drive running as you access the disk. To start the emulator you must press the 'Power button' just as you would start a real Lisa." Read more for a few notes.
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Member since:2007-03-13
here the link of douglas engelbart demo.
http://video.google.fr/url?docid=-8734787622017763097&esrc=sr1&ev=v...
as said, they had pretty everything we have today ( except color ).. this video freaks me out more than Lost Season 1. ( love the keyboard sound lol )
I really think computer science didn't grew as fast as it can =).
edit : btw , that was my first osnews comment. cheers ^^
Edited 2007-03-13 09:32
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2005-07-06
No, they didnt invent the GUI. They invented what we now associate "desktop computer" with
They did invent quite a bit. But not everything.
This guys computer had most everything
even video conferencing!
http://sloan.stanford.edu/MouseSite/dce-bio.htm
In the 60s no less.
Anyways, I'm pretty sick of everyone giving Apple the credit of "inventing the GUI"... *sigh*
But they just say "first commercially available" machine. Though I believe the Xerox Alto was actually sold some and the Star was available if you really wanted it, and I think before the Lisa. I could be wrong.