It has been 37 years since the first Apple computer known as the Lisa was first released. Now, the personal computer has been used to open new doors for computer programming education. On May 20, 2019, the Computer History Museum announced that pioneering Apple Lisa software is now open source.
In 1983, the Apple Lisa was released to the public as the first personal computer ever released by Apple. This revolutionary computer represented the first time that users had the capability to use GUI (Graphical User Interface) as well as mouse support. Although the original Lisa went out of commission within a few years, it was the cornerstone of progress for future computers.
Thanks to the Computer History Museum, the pioneering Apple Lisa software is now open source. Users will be able to access and review the original software that the Apple Lisa computer used. This means that developers, researchers, and students will now gain access to the foundation code of the original Apple Lisa. According to the museum’s blog post, being able to explore the original software “will be of immense value to the computer history research community”.
The Computer History Museum is providing users access to the source code for X-DOS, DOS 3.3, CP/M-68K, as a bonus. The museum is well-known for its innovative efforts to make computer history available to all users, including the launch of an open source simulator for Radio Shack TRS-80.
Apple Lisa was revolutionary for its time and now, it is sure to contribute to the future of programming. With this new access to the source code, teachers, developers, and students will be able to gain valuable insight into the development of the personal computer, making computing more accessible than ever before. As one of the earliest computers in history, the Apple Lisa will now be able to live on and be seen as the cornerstone of progress.
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