Apple IV/Lisa (was: Re: Somebody has a C65 on eBay)

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Tue Oct 6 20:56:47 1998

I wrote:
> There's some evidence to suggest that the Lisa is the Apple VI, which raises
> the question of what happened to IV and V.

Tom Owad <tomowad_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
> I think it would be more accurate to say that Apple considered naming the
> Lisa the Apple IV. "Lisa" was originally just a code name, after all.

I asked:
> In what way can that be said to be more accurate?

Tom replied:
> "...Lisa is the Apple IV" gives one the impression that the Apple IV was
> a definite computer, rather than just a name that was considered, but
> never actually used, for the Lisa.

OK, but who are you quoting, that said "...Lisa is the Apple IV" ???

Eric
Received on Tue Oct 06 1998 - 20:56:47 BST