Re: Origin of Apple "Lisa" Computer Name : Apple IIe Software ?

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Warren Ernst wrote:
> I have heard that many, MANY Apple engineers considered LISA to mean:
>
> Let's Invent Some Acronym
>
> I do not find this story to be too unbelievable...
>
> -Warr
>
>
> bill.martens@gmail.com wrote:
> > Being as the Lisa Symbolic Assembler
> > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_assembler) was produced well before
> > any mention of a Lisa computer was even thought of, I find it highly
> > illogical that there would be a copyright issue here.
> >
> > But of course Randy Hyde probably could have sued Apple on the naming
> > but that would have been a David versus Goliath battle that no one
> > could have won in that day.
> >
> > But if you are into that kind of thing, take a look at the war that
> > occured between Penguin Software (Polarware,
> > http://www.magictree.com/polarware/) and Penguin Books.
> >
> > As for the naming of the Lisa Computer, just refer to Steve's daughter.
> > (as with many other products in Apple and as mentioned before).