The Laptop Historical past Museum held an occasion on January 31 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Lisa laptop. The occasion featured interviews with members of the Lisa growth staff, a demo of the Lisa, and even a “yet one more factor” second. The museum introduced it has posted a video of the occasion, which might be watched on YouTube.

Moderated by Katie Hafner, 100-minute occasion consists of interviews with Lisa software program supervisor Bruce Daniels, engineering director Wayne Rosing, graphic artist Annette Wagner, and market growth supervisor Dan’l Lewin. The members of the staff recount their expertise with the Lisa growth, its launch, and its brief stint available in the market. Additionally, journalist Steve Levy examines why the Lisa was a industrial failure.

[Spoiler alert for this paragraph!] On the finish of the video is what Dan’l Lewin referred to as a “yet one more factor” second, and it options Steve Jobs’s daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, wishing the Lisa a contented birthday. You may skip to that a part of the video.

The occasion was a part of the museum’s Lisa fortieth Anniversary celebration. Earlier in January, the museum made the supply code for the Lisa software program out there to obtain totally free. The occasion was sponsored by The Verge, which did an article concerning the Lisa’s legacy and posted a assortment of images by Invoice Atkinson, who designed and developed the Lisa graphical interface.