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🎄💾🗓️ Day 9: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar - The Apple Lisa 🎄💾🗓️

The Apple Lisa, introduced on January 19, 1983, was a pioneering personal computer notable for its graphical user interface (GUI) and mouse input, a big departure from text-based command-line interfaces. Featured a Motorola 68000 CPU running at 5 MHz, 1 MB of RAM (expandable to 2 MB), and a 12-inch monochrome display with a resolution of 720×364 pixels. The system initially included dual 5.25-inch "Twiggy" floppy drives, later replaced by a single 3.5-inch Sony floppy drive in the Lisa 2 model. An optional 5 or 10 MB external ProFile hard drive provided more storage.

The Lisa's price of $9,995 (equivalent to approximately $30,600 in 2023) and performance issues held back its commercial success; sales were estimated at about 10,000 units.

It introduced advanced concepts such as memory protection and a document-oriented workflow, which influenced future Apple products and personal computing.

The Lisa's legacy had a huge impact on Apple computers, specifically the Macintosh line, which adopted and refined many of its features. While the Lisa was not exactly a commercial success, its contributions to the evolution of user-friendly computing interfaces are widely recognized in computing history.

These screen pictures come from Adafruit fan Philip " It still boots up from the Twiggy hard drive and runs. It also has a complete Pascal Development System." …"mine is a Lisa 2 with the 3.5” floppy and the 5 MB hard disk. In addition all of the unsold Lisa machines reached an ignominious end."

What end was that? From the Verge -

In September 1989, according to a news article, Apple buried about 2,700 unsold Lisa computers in Logan, Utah at a very closely guarded garbage dump. The Lisa was released in 1983, and it was Apple’s first stab at a truly modern, graphically driven computer: it had a mouse, windows, icons, menus, and other things we’ve all come to expect from “user-friendly” desktops. It had those features a full year before the release of the Macintosh.

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Check out the Apple Lisa page on Wikipedia

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https://bit.ly/3q8swoO - 🖥️ NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang, announced at COMPUTEX conference the deployment of platforms set to revolutionize industries via generative AI. Accelerated computing & AI are creating new business models and optimizing the old ones. #AI #ComputingInnovation 🔬 Key revelations include: Grace Hopper supercomputer for gen AI. Reference architecture for accelerated server variations. Digital ad content engine in Omniverse. 5G, gen AI data centers in Japan. Accelerated Ethernet-based AI clouds. Gen AI for games. Worldwide adoption of NVIDIA AI. #TechNews #AIInnovation 🤖 For AI performance, Huang introduced DGX GH200, a large-memory AI supercomputer. With power of NVIDIA Grace CPU & H100 Tensor Core GPU, it's set to advance language models for generative AI chatbots, complex algorithms, and graph neural networks. #AISupercomputing 🌐 NVIDIA MGX, a modular reference architecture, will enable system makers to create cost-effective and varied server configurations. This supports a wide range of AI, HPC, and NVIDIA Omniverse applications. #DataScience #AI 📶 Huang revealed NVIDIA's contribution to the future of 5G & 6G wireless and video communications. In collaboration with SoftBank, NVIDIA plans to build a network of data centers in Japan to deliver 5G services and generative AI applications. #5G #6G #TelecomTech ⚡ With NVIDIA Spectrum-X, Huang showcased a networking platform designed to optimize Ethernet-based AI clouds. This will increase AI performance and power efficiency. #CloudComputing #AI 🎮 NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) for Games will enable developers to enhance non-playable characters with lifelike personalities. By using NVIDIA's AI foundation models, characters will evolve to respond to player interactions. #GamingTech #AI 💻 In collaboration with Microsoft, NVIDIA plans to drive innovation for Windows PCs in the generative AI era. New and enhanced tools, frameworks, and drivers will facilitate the development and deployment of GPU-accelerated AI models. #Microsoft #AI 🏭 Huang highlighted the role of generative AI in digital advertising and manufacturing. With the help of NVIDIA's technologies, manufacturers are moving towards building digitally first, saving billions. #ManufacturingTech #DigitalAdvertising 🏭 AI advancements such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Metropolis are being used for simulating and testing robots, automated optical inspection, and creating digital twins of factories. #AIInManufacturing #DigitalTwins 🤖 Isaac AMR, a new platform for autonomous mobile robot fleets was announced. This will help simulate, deploy, and manage AMR fleets. NVIDIA's extensive partner ecosystem will aid in bringing these manufacturing solutions to market. #AI #Robotics 📣 Huang concluded the conference with the affirmation of NVIDIA's dedication to help companies reap the benefits of generative AI with accelerated computing.

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Apple Inc. to Add Touchscreen Feature to Mac Computers Soon

Apple Inc. is working on a project that will make Mac computers equipped with a touchscreen, an idea that was earlier defied by the co-founder Steve Jobs. However, for the first time, iPad will not be the only option with a touch interface, but a launch date has not been finalized yet. An inside source revealed that the Mac touch-screen computers can emerge in 2025 as an update to the section of MacBook Pro.

Apple shares on Wednesday stood at a value of $133.49, a gain of 2.15%, and the stock so far in 2023 is up by 2.7%. The MacBook Pro in question will have a traditional design with a keyboard and trackpad along with a touchscreen. The added feature will support gestures and inputs to mime that of an iPad or iPhone. As the preference goes, the touch support can also be inculcated in other Mac models.

An upgrade may also see the displays to OLED technology or organic light-emitting diode. At the present, Mac computers use liquid crystal displays (LCDs). It is only the Apple watches and iPhones that have the OLED to date. The OLED screens give better color and brightness, which will be introduced in the first half of 2024 in iPad Pro. The first Mac touchscreen may use the macOS.

Previously, Steve Jobs and his successor Tim Cook, the CEO were of the opinion that blending laptops and tablets are like combining a refrigerator with a toaster and the touch surfaces are not inclined to be vertical. But a change was seen first when the company combined iPad apps with Mac in 2018. And in 2020, Apple Inc. allowed the iPhone apps to even work on its computers.

The recourse by Apple to produce a touchscreen for Mac computers is primarily to step up to competition to its rivals such as Microsoft, Dell Technologies Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., HP Inc., Acer Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co, who already have touchscreen facilities for their laptops and computers.

Apple has recently announced a major change to its line of Mac computers with the introduction of new touchscreen Macs. This is a significant departure from the traditional non-touchscreen Macs that have been available for purchase in the past. This new addition to the Mac line represents a significant shift in the way we use computers and it could change the future of computing. The new touch screen Macs are now available for purchase and it has been designed to provide users with a more intuitive and interactive computing experience. The touch screen technology allows users to interact with their devices in a new and more convenient way, and it's expected to set a new standard in the personal computing industry. With this major turnabout, Apple is leading the way in innovation and it's poised to change the game in the world of computing.

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