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The Lisa is a personal computer designed by Apple Computer Inc. during the early 1980s. It was the first personal computer to offer a graphical user interface in an inexpensive machine aimed at individual business users. Development of the Lisa began in 1978.In 1982 after Steve Jobs was forced out of the Lisa project he joined the Macintosh project. The Macintosh is not a direct descendant of Lisa although there are obvious similarities between the systems.