Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa (2024)
Market failure or industry changer?
108 min
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
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Ray Arachelian as Self
- Bill Atkinson as Self
- Bob Cook as Self
- John Couch as Self
- Bruce Damer as Self
- Josh Dersch as Self
- David Greelish as Self
- Dan Keller as Self
- John Leake as Self
- Andrew Madsen as Self
Crew
- David Greelish · Director
- David Greelish · Writer
- David Greelish · Producer
- David Greelish · Editor