Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa

Market failure or industry changer?

Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa — Plot

Explores the history, technology, people, stories and industry influence of this lesser-known personal computer. The film profiles important individuals involved in the creation of the computer, plus its life after cancellation, both as an entry-level Macintosh compatible and as a collectible. The work of Douglas Engelbart and his team, plus advances from the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) with their Alto and Star workstations were the initial innovators of the Graphical User Interface (GUI), but the Apple Lisa stands as the clear foundation for what we all use today -- Macintosh -- Windows -- iOS -- Android.

• Release date
• January 25, 2024
• Runtime
• 108 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• David Greelish

Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa — Cast

J

John Sculley Self

B

Bill Atkinson Self Bruce Damer Self

J

John Couch Self

R

Rich Page Self