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APPLE LISA 1 COMPUTER SYSTEM
WITH 2 TWIGGY DISK DRIVES
and
5 MB PROFILE HARD DRIVE

 
For your consideration is a very rare Apple Lisa 1 computer. Only 30 or so of these computers are known to exist today. Apple Lisa computer was a landmark in computing history - being the first personal computer available with a GUI (graphical user interface) and a mouse. The release of the Apple Lisa computer in January of 1983 pre-dates Microsoft Windows 1.0 by almost 3 years!

The Apple Lisa was the programming platform for the original Macintosh, both using Motorola 68000 CPU.
The Lisa computer shipped with 1mb RAM and a 5MB Hard Drive, vs. 128k of RAM in the Macintosh.
The original Mac OS, and most of the early Mac programs, were actually written with an Apple Lisa 1 computer.
Apple offered such platforms as Basic Plus, Pascal, and Cobol as programming environments for the Lisa.

This Lisa turns on and passes all hardware tests. The CRT screen is bright and crisp with no burn-in. The anti-glare screen is in perfect shape with no rips. Please note that Twiggy disk drives are present in this system but are not tested.


Based on this Lisa's production information, it was manufactured on the 230th day of 1983 and is Lisa #3014 off of the production line.


Serial No: B08B8323000321

Applenet No: 00103014 (#3014 off the production line)

Manufactured: 83230 (230th day of 1983)


A LISA 1 COMPUTER IS EXTREMELY RARE BECAUSE:
* The Lisa 1 computer did not ship until July 1983, and was discontinued in January 1984 (approx. 6 months).
* The Lisa 1's original cost in 1983 was $10,000 US (approx. $22,000 US in 2008 dollars) making it a hard sell to businesses.
* Apple offered all Lisa 1 owners a FREE upgrade to a Lisa 2 in 1984. Almost everybody went for this upgrade.
* Apple took back all Lisa 1 specific parts back from authorized service centers and had them destroyed/disposed of.

WHAT MAKES A LISA 1 COMPUTER SO DIFFERENT FROM A LISA 2?

* A Lisa 1 computer has 2 x 5.25" Twiggy floppy disk drives, and the corresponding dual-floppy front faceplate.

* Lisa Office System (Lisa OS) versions 1.0 and 1.2 will only run on a Lisa 1 computer - not a Lisa 2 or 2/10.

* Lisa Office System (Lisa OS) versions 2.0 and 3.0 will only run on a Lisa 2 or 2/10 computer, not a Lisa 1.

* The ROM revision numbers, shown in the top-right corner of the screen upon boot-up.

* A Lisa 1 will likely have "Rev. D" ROMs on its CPU board. Earlier versions such as B and C have been found.

* The I/O board ROM version is "Rev. 40". Most Lisa 1's have a "Rev. 40" I/O board ROM. "Rev. 52" is also known.

* The I/O and CPU board ROMs in this particular computer are authentic and original, as identified by their stickers. 

* Resistors R41 & R47 are also present on the I/O board, and have never been removed.

* A Lisa 1 computer will not have a manufacture date after 1984, for example... Manufactured 4213

INCLUDED WITH THIS SYSTEM:
* A working Apple Lisa 1 Computer
* 2 Twiggy floppy disk drives (not tested)
* This Lisa has Rev. D ROM and Rev. 40 I/O ROM. "D" is displayed during start-up self-test 
* Lisa 1 Face Plate, mint condition (includes anti-glare screen filter)

* Working Apple Lisa Keyboard with original pull-out cards

* Working Apple Lisa Mouse

* Working 5 MB Apple ProFile Hard Drive

* All original power & data cables

* Office System 1.0 installed on external 5mb ProFile Drive.

* Programs installed: LisaWrite, LisaDraw, LisaGraph, LisaList, LisaCalc, and LisaProject, LisaTerminal.

* Original power cables

* Original data cable for ProFile drive


PLEASE NOTE:

Due to age and extreme rarity, this computer is sold "as-is" with no warranty or returns. I do guarantee that this computer will be in 100% fully working order, as described, when shipped. All necessary precautions will be made to ensure that the computer will not get damaged in shipping. 


SHIPPING COST:

For shipping everything will be wrapped with extreme care so that it arrives safely. Computer and ProFile HDD will be shipped separately to reduce package weight and avoid damage in shipping. Shipping & handling within the USA or Canada is $300 USD.


International bidders are welcome but keep in mind that due to weight and size the shipping might be quite expensive. Please send me a message through eBay and I will provide exact shipping quote based on your location.






On May-09-17 at 15:22:43 PDT, seller added the following information:

Two updates:

  1. Serial number of this computer is B08B832300321 (there is one extra 0 in the original item description)
  2. It appears that #1 (top) twiggy drive is fully functional. #2 drive (bottom) has controller issues and is not functional. #2 drive is working well with #1 controller installed.