Bill Atkinson: Polaroids showing the Evolution of the Lisa GUI

Why it was recommended

Very interesting. Here are the two other videos in the series

RecommendationRochus · Original2025-02

What it covers

Bill Atkinson shows and explains his binder of Polaroids taken during Lisa development, documenting how its graphical interface evolved. Recorded at the Computer History. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Computer History Museum

Length

24 min 30 sec

Year

2025

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