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VCF East: Xerox Star vs. Apple Lisa

Vintage Computer Federation · talk · Watch on YouTube

GUI, HCI & interface historyHistory of computingDemoscene & retrocomputing

What it is

Jason Perkins's talk at Vintage Computer Festival East 2020 compares the user interface of the Xerox Star with that of the Apple Lisa. It covers editing documents, the Star's mouse and a Q&A.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared as a recent, detailed comparison of the two early GUIs and where their conventions differ.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “a more recent look at both the Star 8010 and the Apple Lisa.”

    Recent look comparing the Xerox Star 8010 and Apple Lisa.

    GeekyBear, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “Xerox Star 8010 Interfaces, high quality polaroids (1981)”

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Topics: xerox star, apple lisa, gui history, vintage computing, user interface

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