Wow! Calling all Apple fans and computer history buffs... Here in our Bake Sale we have a very rare find, a1st EditionHard Cover CopyofApple Lisa: A User-Friendly Handbook.This300+ page original bookcovers theLisa GUI,as well asLisaProject, LisaDraw, LisaWrite, LisaCalc, LisaList, and LisaGraph, with numerous examples and screen shots.Apart from a little cover wear, the book is in very good condition. Hardcover, 308 pages. Copyright 1984.Published by Tab Books.Thirty years ago, Apple unveiled the Apple Lisa, a pioneering machine that introduced the mouse-driven graphical user interface to a wide audience and opened a new chapter in personal computer history.The Mac borrowed heavily from the Lisa, and the Mac went on to great things while the Lisa floundered. As a result, it’s tempting to treat the Lisa as merely a footnote in the history of Apple. But as anyone who has used a real Lisa knows, Apple’s first GUI-based computer played host to many distinctive quirks and traits that tend to get overlooked in the history books.This sale comes with a 30 day warranty from our store. We are experts at packing and shipping so your item will arrive safely and in the same condition that it left our store.Please remember to check the box to follow our store as we are adding new items every day.Dan's Bake Sale also buys new, used audio & video equipment. So if you have anything for sale, please feel free to reach out to us and let us know what you have!
Contents Include:
The Lisa RevolutionPart 1: Getting StartedLisa vs. the IBM PCWhat Can Lisa Do for You?What You GetLisa’s HardwareService and SupportThe Desk Top ManagerA Brief Tour of Lisa’s IconsAbout MenusUsing the Desk TopDesk Top ShortcutsDesk Top StrategiesA Typical Day with LisaPart 2: LisaWritePreparing a Document with Different FormatsWord Processing Multipage DocumentsRevising and PaginatingManipulating DocumentsCreating LisaWrite StationeryExploring LisaWrite’s CapabilitiesPart 3: LisaCalcMastering the LisaCalc BasicsCreating a Simple SpreadsheetCalculating TechniquesMore Advanced Calculations: Dates and FunctionsReal World Spreadsheet: Calculating ROILisaCalc Tables and TemplatesWorking with TablesCreating a Spreadsheet TemplatePart 4: LisaListTypical UsesThe LisaList ParadoxCreating and Editing ListsData Types and FormatsFinding and Sorting ListsPart 5: LisaGraphDisplaying Graphic InformationComparisons: Graphs with More than Two DimensionsWorking with Different Graphs, Formats, and StylesCustomizing GraphsPart 6: LisaProjectCreating LisaProject Schedules and Charts232Managing a Simple ProjectAdding Detail: Calendar, Time Scale, and DatesLisaProject for Project ManagementRevising and Interpreting Schedules and ChartsInterpreting Charts: Optimum PlanningPart 7: LisaDrawBasic DrawingAdvanced LisaDrawingCreating 3-D EffectsThe Big Picture
Cosmetic Condition:Very Clean! 1st Edition Printing. Pages are crisp and clean. There is some wear to the cover only as seen in the last 4 pictures. Listing Includes1984 1st Edition Apple Lisa: A User Friendly Handbook
Stock #15359
More information on the Apple Lisa Computer that this book is based on
The Lisa is a personal computer designed by Apple Computer, Inc. during the early 1980s. It was the first personal computer to offer a graphical user interface in an inexpensive machine aimed at individual business users. Development of the Lisa began in 1978. The Lisa sold poorly, with only 100,000 units sold. In 1982, after Steve Jobs was forced out of the Lisa project, he joined the Macintosh project. The Macintosh is not a direct descendant of Lisa, although there are obvious similarities between the systems. The final revision, the Lisa 2/10, was modified and sold as the Macintosh XL. The Lisa was a more advanced system than the Macintosh of this time in many respects, such as its inclusion of protected memory, preemptive multitasking, a generally more sophisticated hard disk based operating system, a built-in screensaver, an advanced calculator with a paper tape and RPN, support for up to 2 megabytes (MB) of RAM, expansion slots, a numeric keypad, data corruption protection schemes such as block sparing, non-physical file names (with the ability to have multiple documents with the same name), and a larger higher-resolution display. It would be many years before many of those features were implemented on the Macintosh platform. Protected memory, for instance, didn't reappear until the Mac OS X operating system was released in 2001. The Macintosh featured a faster 68000 processor (7.89 MHz) and sound, however, while the complexity of the Lisa operating system and its programs taxed the 5 MHz Motorola 68000 microprocessor so that consumers said it felt sluggish, particularly when scrolling in documents. While the documentation shipped with the original Lisa only ever referred to it as The Lisa, officially, Apple stated the name was an acronym for Local Integrated System Architecture or "LISA". Since Steve Jobs' first daughter (born in 1978) was named Lisa Nicole Brennan, it was normally inferred that the name also had a personal association, and perhaps that the acronym was invented later to fit the name. Andy Hertzfeld states the acronym was reverse engineered from the name "Lisa" in autumn 1982 by the Apple marketing team, after they had hired a marketing consultancy firm to come up with names to replace "Lisa" and "Macintosh" (at the time considered by Jef Raskin to be merely internal project codenames) and then rejected all of the suggestions. Privately, Hertzfeld and the other software developers used "Lisa: Invented Stupid Acronym", a recursive backronym, while computer industry pundits coined the term "Let's Invent Some Acronym" to fit the Lisa's name. Decades later, Jobs would tell his biographer Walter Isaacson: "Obviously it was named for my daughter."Before You offerIf you have any questions, or need any additionalpictures on an item we have for sale, feel free to contact us. We do our very best to accurately describe each sale and item using detailed words & pictures. If there is any discrepancy with any purchase you make, communicate with us right away because our goal is always 100% satisfaction. Perfect response is as important to us as it is to you, so please reach and communicate to us any issues you may have and we will try our best to resolve any problems. If you are an International buyer, please ask for ashipping quote before offerding, because some items need to ship Fedex or UPS because of their value or size. Buyers with zero response should contact mebefore offerding.
Before You offer
If you have any questions, or need any additionalpictures on an item we have for sale, feel free to contact us. We do our very best to accurately describe each sale and item using detailed words & pictures. If there is any discrepancy with any purchase you make, communicate with us right away because our goal is always 100% satisfaction. Perfect response is as important to us as it is to you, so please reach and communicate to us any issues you may have and we will try our best to resolve any problems. If you are an International buyer, please ask for ashipping quote before offerding, because some items need to ship Fedex or UPS because of their value or size. Buyers who have recently opened an account, never made a purchase, and have zero response should contact mebefore offerding on items costing over $50 or we reserve the right to cancel your purchase.
Shipping & Payment information
We accept Paypal payments only. Payment Must be Received within 3 Business Days after sale has ended. Our handling time starts once the item is paid for. We include the cost of insurance and tracking in the shipping charges. We do NOT send expensive shipments without insurance and tracking. We can only ship to addresses that are confirmed Paypal addresses. For a majority of the light weight items we prefer to ship priority mail to save you money, and if an item weighs 13 oz or less, we may ship First Class or First Class Parcel. We ship heavier items Fedex because their rates are much lower for heavier items. Fedex is also used when an expensive item requires insurance and safe shipping is required. Vintage musical instruments with a value of over $1,000 will need to be shipped by UPS. We are experts at packing and shipping so your item will arrive safely and in the same condition that it left our store.
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International Shipping
Yes we ship Internationally. Paypal payments are not accepted from all countries, so you may want to contact us before offerding to confirm if we can ship to your location. Send us your complete address and let us know if it is a business or home address. We will determine if the item should be sent Priority Mail International, Priority Mail Express, or Fedex based on its size, weight, and value. Please feel free to ask for an International shipping quote before offerding. For orders that are shipped outside of the United States there may be local customs or duties. Please be aware that all countries have different fees and procedures for incoming packages. Please check with your country’s customs office for precise charges before placing your offer. We ship international shipments with duty and taxes unpaid. You are responsible to pay all duties, taxes, VAT, etc. imposed by your local government when the package arrives in your country. We cannot control delays due to customs in your country. If your tracking number shows the shipment is in your country, you need to be patient while it goes through the customs process. Note: if you are purchasing electronic equipment from us, please make sure that the item is compatible with the power requirements of your country.
Warranty
We offer a full 30 day warranty on most items unless noted above. If at any time this item fails within 30 days after receiving shipment, we will send you an exact replacement. If we do not have this item available, we will refund your money. Returned items that are physically damaged by the Buyer will not be replaced. Vintage items or vintage electronics equipment is guaranteed to work, but sold as is with no guarantees of working exactly as it would if it were to be sold new. We always do our best to describe any known issues in the item description.
Return Policy
sales style sales are final, but we guarantee against DOA if you contact us within 72 hours after receiving shipment. You MUST save all original packaging and inform your local delivery person if visible damage to the box is evident at the time of delivery. We may require you to send us pictures of the damage for our Fedex claim. If we cannot replace or repair the item, we will refund your money immediately after receiving the item back from you. You may return working items for a full refund if you can explain why the product was misrepresented, but you will have to pay the return shipping.
About Us
Thank you for visiting our sale. For over 17 years Dans Bake Sale has been selling good quality new & used merchandise to customers all over the world. We pride ourselves in providing great merchandise, low prices, and excellent service. Our items are always shipped correctly so that they arrive in good condition. We are creative type techies and musicians who test and use most of the items we sell. We use eco-friendly packaging and re-use shipping boxes and packing materials whenever possible. We care about the Environment. By refurbishing older equipment and reusing technology, we can help reduce the amount of natural resources used to manufacture new products and also help reduce the amount of harmful pollutants produced by e-waste processes. When equipment can no longer be refurbished, we make sure that this equipment is safely recycled.A portion of the sale of each item goes toward non-profit organizations who help others who are in need of food, shelter, and clothing. Please remember to check the box to follow our store as we are adding new items every day. Dan's Bake Sale also buys new, used audio & video equipment. So if you have anything for sale, please feel free to reach out to us and let us know what you have!
