John Tracy

Here is an Apple LISA. This is actually a LISA 2 which is quickly identified by its 400K microfloppy drive instead of the twiggy floppy drives.

I doubt this will power on as it has been living in an attic for the last 20 or 30 years, but I do have another one in storage that I might be able to piece parts from.

Anyway, some of my work colleagues were in the attic and found it and put it on my desk. I have been meaning to dig it out and clean it, but as with so many things, I never found the time. So, here she is.

Mar 13, 2023 at 2:12pmWeb
Show threadJohn TracyMar 13, 2023
Upon further investigation, this may actually be a Macintosh XL, which is essentially the same as the LISA 2, but it ran System 1.1 instead of Lisa OS. This is significant because Lisa OS was a protected memory OS. For comparison, Mac OS didn't have protected memory until Mac OS X about 19 years later.
Show threadJohn TracyMar 13, 2023
Anyways.... Like and subscribe and smash that bell to hear more about 40 year old computers.
Show threadLuke LucasMar 13, 2023
@jtt PRETTY AWESOME CO-WORKERS, I'D SAY