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Bill Atkinson: Polaroids Showing the Evolution of the Lisa GUI [video]

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145 points zdw | 1 comments | 21 Jun 25 15:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.245s | source
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HarHarVeryFunny ◴[25 Jun 25 16:51 UTC] No.44379395[source]▶
I remember seeing the Lisa demoed at a computer show in London (c.1980) - and drawing a huge crowd. Still, it was slow and very expensive - 10,000 GBP back then, or around $50K today.
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knuckleheadsmif ◴[25 Jun 25 19:11 UTC] No.44380874[source]▶
More likely late 82 or even 83 when you saw it.
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1. HarHarVeryFunny ◴[25 Jun 25 19:31 UTC] No.44381041[source]▶
Could be :) This was it's first showing in the UK.