A peek inside the lisa apples alternate history mac – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
Skip to main content
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.
Posted
W
William Poor
A peek inside the Lisa, Apple’s alternate-history Mac.

The Apple Lisa was released in 1983, a year before the Macintosh changed personal computing forever. The Lisa was quietly discontinued after just a couple years... but boy, the Mac owes a lot to its predecessor. We got a chance to sit down and play with a Lisa — here’s what we learned.

Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
Comments
Loading comments
Getting the conversation ready...

Most Popular

Most Popular
  1. Xbox has secured GTA 6 streaming rights
  2. The best October Prime Day tech deals we found
  3. HBO Max and Paramount Plus will merge into a single streamer under Skydance
  4. Google is about to remove free access to Gemini Flash and Pro
  5. Apple and LG team up on new smart home gear, starting with a lock, doorbell, and thermostat

More in Tech

Xbox has secured GTA 6 streaming rightsXbox has secured GTA 6 streaming rights
The best robot vacuum and mop deals during October Prime DayThe best robot vacuum and mop deals during October Prime Day
Apple and LG team up on new smart home gear, starting with a lock, doorbell, and thermostatApple and LG team up on new smart home gear, starting with a lock, doorbell, and thermostat
Sebastian Maniscalco’s SiriusXM channel is hurting up-and-coming talent, comics saySebastian Maniscalco’s SiriusXM channel is hurting up-and-coming talent, comics say
Google’s power-hungry data centers crave nuclear energyGoogle’s power-hungry data centers crave nuclear energy
Amazon’s last-gen Kindle Paperwhite is 30 percent offAmazon’s last-gen Kindle Paperwhite is 30 percent off

Top Stories