123 Years Of Tablet PCs

While Apple would be happy having many of us believe that the iPad is the genius invention of Steve Jobs and company alone, it turns out that tablets have been in development for over 100 years.  As far back as 1888 the forerunners of today’s devices where being patented. In the 1960’s the RAND Corporation created The RAND Tablet, a stylus that could digitally capture handwriting. I’d like to believe that in a parallel universe people in the 60’s and 70’s were walking around with funky RAND Tablets.

(A)ll technology evolves from sometimes cruder predecessors, and tablets are no different. People have been playing with some of the technologies underlying tablet PCs for over a century: In July 1888, for example, inventor Elisha Gray (pictured) received a US patent for an electrical stylus device that captured handwriting.

http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/knowledge/from-telautograph-to-ipad-123-years-of-tablet-pcs-27523 via Slashdot

Newest 1
Newest 1 Comment

Marketting is all about appearance. The famous "I'm a Mac. I'm a PC" campaign is backed by both Apple and Microsoft because they have distinctively different niches in the computer market. What it does is portrays Mac and PC as the only options, and as if they were in an innovative competition with each other. They also cut out the one open-source alternative; Linux. It is very clever.

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates can be seen side-by-side and talking about the ad campaign. Basically, letting that cat out of its bag.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Login to comment.




Email This Post to a Friend
"123 Years Of Tablet PCs"

Separate multiple emails with a comma. Limit 5.

 

Success! Your email has been sent!

close window
X

This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using this website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

I agree
 
Learn More