First run

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Empty desktop

Empty desktop in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show) and wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore). Lisa OS 3.1 desktop is very similar to that of first Lisa, just with slightly different fonts and icons.

Desktop with applications

Desktop with applications in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show) and wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore).

Notepad

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Text editor

Text editor in Lisa OS 3.1 (LisaWrite) with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore).

Calculator

Calculator in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to Josh Dersch. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore). Lisa features a rather sophisticated calculator with three modes: simple four function , adding machine and Reverse Polish Notation . The tape and register view are also available.

Calendar

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Clock

Clock in Lisa OS 3.1 (Clock) with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore).

Address book

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Media player
CD player

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Volume level

This feature can be found in the General section.

Sound

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Terminal

Terminal in Lisa OS 3.1 (LisaTerminal) with thanks to Josh Dersch. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore).

Phone dialer

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Browser
Mail

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Keyboard map

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Settings menu

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General

General in Lisa OS 3.1 (Preferences) with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore).

Appearance
Desktop themes

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Display

This feature can be found in the General section.

Screensaver

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Keyboard
Mouse

These features can be found in the General section.

Time and date
International
Accessibility
Power management

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Application manager

Application manager in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore). This menu is new to Lisa OS 3.0 and contains all the icons that are present at the desktop. The tick marks denote open windows. This menu is therefore somewhat different to Mac OS Apple menu, being both application launcher and switcher.

File manager

File manager in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore). The document windows can be displayed in three modes: “pictorial view” , “alphabetical view” and “chronological view” . Note the outlines of icons corresponding to opened documents.

Running applications

This feature can be found in the Application manager section.

Task manager

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Help

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. Lisa does not have a GUI-related help. However, individual office applications have simple help screens, and some basic GUI tips are given on reference cards built into the keyboard.

Search

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Trash can

Trash can in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore). Lisa’s trashcan can only hold one document or set of document per drive. Deletion of another content on the same drive will automatically remove older contents of the trashcan.

Run

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Command prompt

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Welcome splash

Welcome splash in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show) and wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore), and is a reproduction.

Login screen
Logout screen

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Shutdown window

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. There’s no shutdown window, nor shutdown command for that matter – shutdown is initiated by a illuminated soft button below the display.

Shutting down

Shutting down in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show) and wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore), and is a reproduction. Lisa’s shutdown is somewhat unique, as it can be – to some point – cancelled, using a Apple+. combination later popular at Macintoshes. Please note the warning regarding external ProFile disk (not shown on systems without it). Also, during shutdown Lisa saves the entire state of desktop (including open windows), in order to restore it when turned on again.

Shutdown complete

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. Lisa turns itself off automatically, or rather goes into a sleep mode.

Welcome screen

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Licence

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File copying
Installation complete

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About GUI
About application

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Font selection

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. The font is changed by means of a pop-up menu, a tradition taken over by Macintosh and continued in some applications to this day (cf. Macintosh and PC editions of Microsoft Word).

Open file

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. Lisa has a document-centric interface. No New and Open commands are necessary – the new document is torn from a stationery, and documents are opened just by double-clicking on them (it’s not possible to launch an application, system does that automatically).

Colour selector

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. Lisa has a monochromatic screen. However, LisaDraw allows to select colour for object, using ingenious method of patterns with initial letters of a given colour.

Wrong password

Wrong password in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to Josh Dersch. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore). This dialog box is shown when the user types an incorrent password to unlock a file.