The name of Apple's first computer with a graphical user interface was the Apple Lisa. Apple introduced it in January 1983 as a mouse-driven computer built around windows, icons, menus, and visual documents rather than typed commands alone.
Lisa development began in 1978, and its interface was influenced by demonstrations of Xerox PARC technology. Apple added its own design ideas, including drag-and-drop interaction, a desktop metaphor, folders, a trash can, and integrated office software. The system used a Motorola 68000 processor and included a built-in 12-inch monochrome display.
The Lisa was technologically ambitious but commercially unsuccessful. Its original price was $9,995, and its FileWare floppy disks were unreliable. It also suffered from limited third-party software and sluggish performance. The Macintosh, released in 1984, delivered a simpler graphical interface at a much lower price and eventually displaced the Lisa in public attention.
The Macintosh is a common mix-up because it became Apple's best-known early GUI computer, but the Lisa came first.