A quick glance at the Lisa user interface reveals where Mac’s origins lie. In truth, Mac’s desktop still borrows influences from Lisa, with pulldown menus across the top and icons for documents and programmes. The Lisa software operated on a Motorola 68000 and even allowed for multitasking, however, the 6800 struggled with the Lisa software, and the computer was slow and pricey, and it faded into obscurity once the Mac debuted in 1984.
