Daily Apple Quiz

Apple Lisa. Image credit: Apple

Many factors need to be in place to make a new product truly revolutionary and successful. The Apple Lisa possessed many of these factors. It was the first personal computer sold that used a GUI (Graphical User Interface) and had other advanced features such as protected memory and a built-in screensaver. Targeted at primarily business customers, the computer came supplied with a comprehensive selection of business application programs.

But the Lisa was a commercial failure for Apple, mostly due to one critical factor: its incredibly high price (relative to competing IBM PCs).

How much did the very advanced but notoriously expensive Apple Lisa computer retail for when it was introduced in 1983?

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The “Revision C” iMac was available in 5 colors. Image credit: Apple

Let’s give thanks today to Apple, shall we? Because if it weren’t for the iMac, all of us might still be using computers that have all the visual charm of an IBM PS/2. (That’s beige, boxy and boring to those of you that have never laid eyes on a PS/2)

When the original iMac was released in 1998, it represented a serious attempt by Apple to differentiate its products from the competition in terms of industrial design. The original iMac was offered one “flavor”: Bondi Blue. The lineup was eventually expanded to include 11 colors and 2 patterns.