On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 06:46 -0500, Ray Arachelian wrote:
I don't know why there should be any stigma
associated with having
worked on the Lisa project. The guys that built it had a huge project
on their hands and were able to do some amazing things on the shoulders
of what Xerox did. . . .
I would suggest that the reason people would feel there is a stigma
attached to having worked on the Lisa project is that it stood a little
to firmly on the shoulders of Xerox. In point of fact, Steve Jobs sent
around a memo telling people to simply copy as much of the Xerox Star
interface as they possibly could. I know that would make ME nervous
about discussing it...
It's too bad, in a way. The effort put into the Lisa was
gargantuan, and directed very well. On its own, it was a great product.
It was just the user interface which was appropriated without
permission. Xerox actually sued Apple over it, but filed too late, and
the case was dismissed. The programming for the Lisa was all original,
and well-done, especially for the time. It is a shame that the "look
and feel" issue now clouds such a great effort. </preaching mode>
Peace,
Warren E. Wolfe
wizard at
voyager.net