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In 1979, Apple had seen a need to succeed the Apple II series (Apple IIe, IIc, IIgs & Apple III). After a visit to the Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) where he saw lots of new technologies (Ethernet network, GUI, OOP & Laser Printers), Steve Jobs (then chairman of Apple) decided to launch a graphical computer: the LISA. ... Several Xerox systems developed in Palo Alto, utilized the STAR operating system. ... The original Lisa cant use Macintosh programs and Macintosh cant use Lisa software: the LISA OS (Office System) is a true preemptive multitasking operating system.
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