Re: Vintage Micros to auction super Rare Apple Lisa 1 "Twiggy" (It Works!)

[russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <c5d7ef25.0206210552.4363a7fd@posting.google.com>,
The Apple Man <kauai96765@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Here's another press release I just got from A.P.P.L.E.  Interesting
>stuff to say the least.
>
[...]
>The Lisa 1 sold originally for nearly $10,000 when it was released in
>1982, however, due to the number of problems with the machine, very
>few were actually ever sold by Apple Computer, Inc..  This particular
>machine was one that came directly from the Texas Apple Lisa
>manufacturing plant and is in absolutely perfect condition.

>The Apple Lisa 1 is known as the "Twiggy" due to it's floppy drives
>which were high capacity during it's heyday. 

I've never heard that name for the Lisa itself, just the drives (which
were originally going to be used on the Mac as well!)

And if the Twiggy was the second-worst feature, I can't imagine what the
worst was...
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