Steve Jobs’ Vision of Macintosh Computer

Abstract

Following the success of the Apple II, Apple decided to create a new computer called Lisa. Jobs had given the computer the name of his daughter. Jobs’ meddling in everyday management irritated John Couch, who was in charge of the project. But, disregarding him, Jobs’ continued to collaborate with Larry Tesler and Bill Atikson. He was especially taken with Lisa's graphical user interface design. Jobs was eventually removed from Lisa and assigned to another project, Macintosh, a new computer on which a small group of Apple engineers were working. Jobs even wagered $5,000 with a Lisa project manager that the Macintosh or Mac would be released before Lisa. He saw that the Mac would impact the future of not only Apple, but the whole personal computer industry.