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Lisa was v1, Macintosh was v2 and a success.

• Rochus 1y ago
  The Macintosh initially wasn't a success either, which was one the reasons Jobs was fired from Apple. Apple’s decision to develop and launch the Macintosh while the Lisa was still on the market is widely seen as a major factor in the Lisa’s commercial failure. The Lisa was better than the original Macintosh in several key areas (more memory, bigger screen, more floppy storage capacity, multitasking, memory protection, expandability, integrated office suite). So no, Macintosh was not v2, but just a cheaper alternative.
  • GianFabien 1y ago
    You're correct. My v2 comment was brought about by the marketing, not the technical facts. I had an Apple ][ and was excited by the Lisa, but couldn't afford one at the time. When the Macintosh came out, I found the screen far too small and I hated the the constant floppy disk shuffle. Obviously I didn't buy one. Ended up going down the IBM XT then AT path because I got to work with them and didn't have to buy anything. Back then a work perk was being a PC to work with. It wasn't until 2009 that I purchased my next Apple product, a MacBook Pro.
    • Rochus 1y ago
      I started to work with Mac Plus at the university back in the eighties. I remember well the issues you mentioned.