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Created page with "{{Character Tabs}} ==Technical== *Lisa represents the Apple Lisa computer from 1983, Apple's first commercial computer with GUI and the predecessor of the original Macintosh. **Her last name ''Ryūgō'' refers to the old reading of 林檎 (ringo), which is Japanese for ''apple''.<ref> [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%82%8A%E3%81%86%E3%81%94%E3%81%86#Japanese りうごう - Wiktionary]</ref> * Her design is heavily asymmetrical in reference to the computer's screen p..." |
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==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
*Lisa represents the Apple Lisa computer from 1983, Apple's first commercial computer with GUI and the predecessor of the original Macintosh. | *Lisa represents the Apple Lisa computer from 1983, Apple's first commercial computer with GUI and the predecessor of the original Macintosh. | ||
**Her full first name ''Arisa'' was to match with her predecessor [[Alan Manzano|'''A'''lan]], referencing how the Lisa was initially developed to be a modernized version of Apple II, before it was revamped with a GUI due to Steve Jobs' visit to Xerox PARC in 1979. | |||
**Her last name ''Ryūgō'' refers to the old reading of 林檎 (ringo), which is Japanese for ''apple''.<ref> | **Her last name ''Ryūgō'' refers to the old reading of 林檎 (ringo), which is Japanese for ''apple''.<ref> | ||
[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%82%8A%E3%81%86%E3%81%94%E3%81%86#Japanese りうごう - Wiktionary]</ref> | [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%82%8A%E3%81%86%E3%81%94%E3%81%86#Japanese りうごう - Wiktionary]</ref> | ||
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*Lisa's outfit was designed by herself to keep her posture straight since she has back problems. | *Lisa's outfit was designed by herself to keep her posture straight since she has back problems. | ||
*She was originally slated to be the "face" of Iconochroma after | *She was originally slated to be the "face" of Iconochroma after Alan, but stepped down and let [[Masaki Ryūgō|Masaki]] took her place. | ||
*While she's the heart compared to Nix's brains and Estelle's energy, Lisa is quite intelligent and is well-versed in other fields such as writing.<ref>[https://www.macintoshrepository.org/23292-lisawrite-1-0 LisaWrite software]</ref> | *While she's the heart compared to Nix's brains and [[Estelle Parkins|Estelle]]'s energy, Lisa is quite intelligent and is well-versed in other fields such as writing.<ref>[https://www.macintoshrepository.org/23292-lisawrite-1-0 LisaWrite software]</ref> | ||
*Lisa has a graphics tablet and its shape was inspired by an unreleased Apple tablet prototype from 1983. <ref>[https://media.wired.com/photos/59346e8b9a93607bd17c892e/master/w_1920,c_limit/apple_bashful_man_carrying-blog.jpg Apple 1983 tablet prototype]</ref> | *Lisa has a graphics tablet and its shape was inspired by an unreleased Apple tablet prototype from 1983. <ref>[https://media.wired.com/photos/59346e8b9a93607bd17c892e/master/w_1920,c_limit/apple_bashful_man_carrying-blog.jpg Apple 1983 tablet prototype]</ref> | ||
==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 30 April 2025
Technical
- Lisa represents the Apple Lisa computer from 1983, Apple's first commercial computer with GUI and the predecessor of the original Macintosh.
- Her full first name Arisa was to match with her predecessor Alan, referencing how the Lisa was initially developed to be a modernized version of Apple II, before it was revamped with a GUI due to Steve Jobs' visit to Xerox PARC in 1979.
- Her last name Ryūgō refers to the old reading of 林檎 (ringo), which is Japanese for apple.[1]
- Her design is heavily asymmetrical in reference to the computer's screen placement.
- Her color scheme references Apple Lisa hardware and floppy disks [2], in addition to the rainbow details reminiscent of Apple's old logo.
- Lisa's occupation as an artist and florist is based on Apple Lisa's GUI and the paint program featured in its desktop screenshot, which also portrayed a rose in a vase. [3]
- Lisa ia a close friend of Nix, based on how the Xenix operating system was ported to Apple Lisa in 1984. [4] [5]
Misc.
- Lisa's outfit was designed by herself to keep her posture straight since she has back problems.
- She was originally slated to be the "face" of Iconochroma after Alan, but stepped down and let Masaki took her place.
- While she's the heart compared to Nix's brains and Estelle's energy, Lisa is quite intelligent and is well-versed in other fields such as writing.[6]
- Lisa has a graphics tablet and its shape was inspired by an unreleased Apple tablet prototype from 1983. [7]
