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[The History of Lain and the Apple] 

The NAVI is the most commonly used computer in serial experiments Lain. These computers consist of two types of NAVI's, the desktop type, and handheld all of these computers connected to the Wired.

NAVI is most likely to stand for "Knowledge Navigator." In 1987, a book titled the  Odyssey by John Sculley, described the Knowledge Navigator. (John Sculley was the CEO of Apple). John Sculley envisioned the Knowledge Navigator as the Apple computer of the 21 century. His idea was to allow people to communicate from anywhere in the world, you would be connected to a vast shared information.

In 1987 he envisioned that his knowledge Navigator would be suited for multimedia applications, utilizing large, high-definition, flat-display screens to support text, full-color, graphics, and computer generated animations. It would also feature high-fidelity sound, speech synthesis, and speech recognition.

Most of Sculley's ideas for his Knowledge Navigator would be integrated into the Newton, Apple's unsuccessful personal digital assistant line. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lain's old NAVI]

Lain's old NAVI design seems to be inspired by the 20th Anniversary Macintosh. The 20th Anniversary Mac featured a unique design and excellent processing power for its time, a LCD display, and a Bose sound system. 

 
[HandyNAVI]

The handy NAVI is the handheld computer in lain. Handy NAVI computers can connect to the Wired.

The basic NAVI design seem to be loosely based on the Apple Newton. The Newton's were credited for possibly starting the PDA market. The Newton was originally designed to be connected to the internet at all times, but the technology had not yet been created. 

 
[Alice's computer]

Now this isn't that that hard to figure out, Mizuki Alice computer looks very much like an iMac.

In 1998 Apple reelected one of it's huge success  the iMac. To learn more visit the Apple website.

  

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