SMRTR TechNov 24, 2025Daily.dev

LisaGUI recreates Apple’s Lisa interface in your browser

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Developer Andrew Yaros created LisaGUI, a JavaScript recreation of Apple's Lisa computer interface that runs in web browsers. The Lisa blurred distinctions between programs and documents by using stationery templates instead of traditional applications, eliminating save/load dialog boxes in favor of a document-centric approach. The original Lisa cost $32,500 in today's money and was commercially unsuccessful, making this browser-based recreation valuable for understanding computing concepts that influenced the Macintosh.

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