4 Nov
2010
4 Nov
'10
2:26 p.m.
> Look at the GREAT ideas, and stupid mistakes, on
the Lisa dream team.
On Thu, 4 Nov 2010, Teo Zenios wrote:
What stupid mistakes did the Lisa team do, and where
they GUI related
(something new) or simple programming mistakes?
Most of these are arguable, based on LOTS of theoretical knowledge, but a
shortage of experience. Such as,
The "Twiggy" THUMBPRINT diskette
Choosing the BEST microprocessor, based on specs, without knowing that
there was no prior software available. (I'm glad that they did, but it
was ONE of the causes of the Lisa's market failure)
Writing an operating system in Pascal
High-res B&W graphics (was Jobs color-blind? That, and a closed system
seem to have been his forte)
Not having adequate software ready for the machine release
Price point! ("The Maserati of the mind" for sale to a BMW market)
To their credit, they didn't take too long to redesign it into a machine
that could be sold at a more reasonable price (Mac)
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com