> THE APPLE LISA COMPUTER: A RETROSPECTIVE
>
> PART 6 OF 7
>
> REFERENCES: GENERAL
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> Many reference materials for the Lisa exist but, unfortunately,
> most have become difficult to obtain. Fortunately, the author of
> this paper appears to have almost everything ever written about
> the Lisa, both in the general press and by Apple Computer. All
> my Lisa materials are available to others if they pay for the
> copying and shipping.
>
> This discussion of Lisa references mainly covers reference works
> pertaining to the original Lisa, not to the "Macintosh version"
> Macintosh XL. The original Lisa ran its own operating system
> (called the Lisa OS) while the Macintosh XL ran the Macintosh
> OS.
>
> For general Lisa information I recommend the following books and
> articles:
>
> * The Complete Book of Lisa (Kurt Schmucker, 1984)
> * The Lisa Computer System (BYTE magazine, Feb. 1983)
> * The Lisa 2: Apple's Ablest Computer (BYTE magazine, 1984)
> * A First Look at Lisa (Personal Computing magazine, Mar. 1983)
> * Apple's Lisa (The Seybold Report on Professional Computing,
> Jan. 1983)
> * Lisa Makes the Scene (Apple Orchard magazine, Mar. 1983)
> * Background Information: How Lisa Works (Apple Computer, 1983)
> * Introducing Lisa: Apple's Personal Computer for the Office
> (Apple Computer, 1983)
> * Apple Introduces Lisa: A Revolutionary Personal Computer for
> the Office (Apple, 1983)
> * The Apple Lisa (Officemation Product Reports, Apr. 1983)
> * Lisa/Mac XL Handbook (Michael Posner, Lisa Lives User Group,
> 1992)
> * How Apple presents Lisa (Softalk magazine, Sep. 1983)
> * Personal Computer Series: Apple Lisa 2 (Electronic Design,
> Jul. 1984)
> * Lisa Owner's Manual (Apple Computer, 1984)
>
> Three books were written for the Lisa, but only Schmucker's book
> may be considered worth reading. Michael Posner's 123 page
> handbook is worthwhile for a decent overview of the Lisa's
> history and operational information. This handbook is also
> noteworthy for its recent publication date, which demonstrates
> the longevity of the Lisa. To join Posner's _Lisa Lives_ user
> group write to him at 5170 Woodruff Lane, Palm Beach Gardens,
> Florida 33418.
>
> REFERENCES: NEWSLETTERS AND PRODUCT SHEETS
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> Several Lisa-specific magazines were also around for a while.
>
> * Semaphore Signal
> * ICON
> * The LisaTalk Report
>
> Semaphore Signal was a very detailed Lisa newsletter which
> produced around 30 issues. ICON was also good. The LisaTalk
> Report was the newsletter of the Lisa NetWorkers, a group which
> tried to breathe some life into the Lisa after Apple
> discontinued it.
>
> Many other general Lisa references exist, ranging from general
> magazine articles to press clippings. For information about the
> Lisa's first operating system, Lisa Office System or Lisa 7/7,
> see the following:
>
> * Reviewing Lisa's Office System (St. Mac magazine, Mar. 1984)
> * Venerable Lisa Software Improved (Personal Computing magazine,
> Mar. 1985)
> * The Lisa Office System (Apple Computer, 1984)
> * Lisa Product Data Sheets (Apple Computer, 1983-1984)
> * LisaGuide screen prints (David Craig, 1984)
>
> The Product Data Sheets are worth reading for their descriptions
> of the programs Apple created for the Lisa, including LisaWrite,
> LisaDraw, LisaCalc, LisaGraph, LisaProject, LisaList, and
> LisaTerminal, as well as the Lisa itself. The screen prints are
> a complete collection of the 126 screens shown by Apple's
> interactive tutor for new Lisa users, LisaGuide.
>
> REFERENCES: HISTORICAL/ARCHITECTURAL
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> For historical information about the Lisa see the following.
>
> * The Legacy of the Lisa (MacWorld magazine, Sep. 1985)
> * The Apple 32 Line: Past, Present, and Future (A+ magazine,
> Jul. 1984)
> * Lisa Chronology (Orphan Support column, MACazine, 198?)
> * _Fire in the Valley_ (Freiburger and Swaine, Osborne-McGraw-
> Hill, 1984)
> * _The Little Kingdom: The Private Story of Apple_ (M. Moritz,
> 1984)
>
> The Lisa Legacy article is especially worth reading, since it
> was written by one of the Lisa's main designers, who provides a
> concise narrative of how the Lisa changed personal computing.
>
> Lisa development history and details are documented in the
> following references:
>
> * The Past, Present, and Future of the Macintosh Desktop
> (Semaphore Signal, Mar. 1986)
> * An Interview with Wayne Rosing, Bruce Daniels, and Larry
> Tesler (BYTE, Feb. 1983)
> * The Birth of the Lisa (Personal Computing magazine, Feb. 1983)
> * Lisa's Design (Popular Computing, Mar. 1983)
> * Lisa: A Vision for the Couch at Apple (Softalk magazine, Jul.
> 1983)
> * Racing to a Draw: How Apple Gets its Software out the Door
> (St. Mac, Jun. 1984)
> * Apple's Second Try at UNIX (UnixWorld magazine, Mar. 1988)
> * A Death in the Family (ICON magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3)
>
> The BYTE article is an excellent interview with the main Lisa
> designers. "Racing to a Draw" is worth reading for its fairly
> detailed description of LisaDraw and MacDraw development. The
> "Couch" article is a good discussion of Mr. John Couch, the
> General Manager for Lisa, who may be considered Lisa's "father".
>
> REFERENCES: TECHNICAL
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> Readers with technical aptitude can search out a smorgasbord of
> Lisa references that should satisfy the hungriest technophile:
>
> * The Architecture of the Lisa Personal Computer (Proceedings of
> the IEEE, Mar. 1984)
> * Lisa User Interface Guidelines (Apple Computer, Nov. 1983)
> * Lisa's Alternative Operating System (Computer Design, Aug.
> 1983)
> * Lisa: Up Close and Personal (Softalk magazine, Sep. 1983)
> * Network Introduction Package (Apple Computer, 1983)
> * The Lisa Applications ToolKit (Apple Computer, 1983)
> * Lisa Workshop User's Guide (Apple Computer, 1984)
> * Lisa Development System Internals Documentation (Feb. 1984)
> * Lisa Desktop Libraries Interface Listings (David Craig)
> * Lisa Hardware Manual (Apple Computer, May 1983)
> * Guide to the OS (Apple Computer, Oct. 1982)
>
> The Lisa Architecture paper is a tremendous resource of Lisa
> technical design and implementation facts, written by a primary
> Lisa designer, but it is extremely difficult to find. The Lisa
> User Interface Guidelines is a wonderful 100 page document that
> describes the design behind the Lisa's user interface. The
> Desktop Library interface listings describe the routines and
> data structures developed to implement Lisa Technology. The Lisa
> Hardware Manual is a lengthy tome describing Lisa's hardware in
> extreme detail; if you are an electronic-hardware fanatic, this
> manual is for you. The author also has a 1981 preliminary
> version of the hardware manual which runs to only 80 pages,
> versus 200 pages for the 1983 version. "Guide to the OS" is an
> internal Apple manual describing the Lisa Monitor development
> environment, precursor to the public Lisa Workshop environment.
> This document should be of interest to those who yearn for
> information about the Lisa's early development years and the
> tools used for the programming effort.
>
> REFERENCES: LISA TOOLKIT
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> Shortly after Apple introduced the Lisa in 1983, an enterprising
> computer engineer from Seattle started a programming group
> called the ToolKit User's Group (TUG). This group centered
> around the Lisa ToolKit, which was based on the Pascal language
> derivative Clascal, as developed by Apple for long-term Lisa
> development. Those with an interest in the ToolKit will find the
> following resources beneficial.
>
> * Software Frameworks: The Lisa ToolKit (BYTE magazine, Dec.
> 1984)
> * Professor Overrider's Almanac (David Redhed, TUG's newsletter,
> 4 issues)
> * Save the ToolKit: A Call to Arms (Call A.P.P.L.E., Jun. 1984)
> * An Introduction to Clascal (Apple Computer, Jul. 1984)
> * The Lisa Applications ToolKit Reference Manual (Apple
> Computer, 1984)
> * Object-Oriented Programming for the Macintosh (Kurt Schmucker,
> 1986)
> * ToolKit source code (David Craig)
>
> The Schmucker Macintosh book is recommended for its concise
> introduction to the Lisa ToolKit and the Clascal language.
> Though devoted to the Macintosh and MacApp, Apple's ToolKit son,
> this book does provide an excellent chapter on both the ToolKit
> and Clascal. The ToolKit source code is a wonderful collection
> of well-written modules which any programmer could profit from
> reading.
>
> END OF PART 6
>
> Regards,
> David T. Craig
>
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