DigiBarn TV Features: Several Videos on the Apple Lisa User Interface One presented at CHI '98 and another couple by Apple in 1983

Video #1: The Apple Lisa and Xerox Star were demonstrated in a joint session at  CHI '98. This detailed video of the demonstration of the Apple Lisa user interface was presented by Frank Ludolph and Rod Perkins. Thanks to Frank for providing this illustrative video! Also see the demo of the Xerox Star done in the same session.

The Lisa User Interface as presented by Frank Ludolph and Rod Perkins at CHI '98, April 1998 (or view this piece larger on YouTube or at the DigiBarn Collection at Archive.org).

Video #2: The Apple Lisa (Lisa 1 with "twiggy floppies") was featured in this Apple-produced video. Undoubtedly this piece was not used widely as the Lisa 1 was pulled from production and replaced with the Lisa 2 featuring 3 1/2 inch floppy drives. Thanks Adam for this video! Also see Marcin Wichary's transcribed and cleaned up version of this movie here.

Apple introduces the Lisa (1983) (or view this piece larger on YouTube or at the DigiBarn Collection at Archive.org).

Video #3: The Apple Lisa (Lisa 1 with "twiggy floppies") was featured in this Apple-produced video. This one is special due to lovely cinematograhy and actor Kevin Costner. A strange thing to note about this piece is Mr. Costner's awkward use of the mouse (see below) with his left hand an gripping the mouse in a way nobody does today. I guess this might have been his first exposure to a GUI (made for better camera angles too). Thanks Adam for this video!

Two kinds of people..." a short piece introducing the Apple Lisa computer, with actor Kevin Costner late 1982 or early 1983 video by Apple featuring the Lisa 1. View this piece at the DigiBarn Collection at Archive.org.

See also:

Our main DigiBarn TV page on Apple Computer products videos

Our pages on the Apple Lisa 2 computer and the Macintosh at 20, our online Mac exhbit

Our pages on the Apple Lisa 1

View our videos on contemporary user interface environments: the Xerox Star 8010 and the Elixir applications and the Intran Metform System.

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