Pervasive tablet computing, first introduced on Star Trek and seen in many other Sci-Fi TV series and movies since, has been a dream for those of us wanting a portable computer with a human-friendly touchscreen user interface.
While Apple is to be given ample credit in what will probably be the popularizing of the Slate/Tablet form factor, there have been many attempts by lots of individuals and companies to make the PADD a reality.
The first academic attempt at writing the functional specifications for the PADD was pioneered by technologist Alan Kay in 1968, and was published in a paper by Xerox Palo Alto Research Laboratories (PARC) in 1972.
This theoretical device, called the “Dynabook” was originally intended to be deployed as an educational device for “children of all ages” with a target cost of $100.00. While this magical number and price threshold has yet to be reached, this theme of low-cost computing for the masses has continued to this very day with the OLPC project founded by Nicholas Negroponte and which Kay serves as an advisory board member.
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Όπως επίσης και Οδύσσεια του Διαστήματος 2001 και άλλες πολλές παρόμοιες τεχνολογίες.
Και για να μην ξεχνιόμαστε αλάνι του ZD Net σε πρόλαβα πριν πολύ καιρό για τον φίλο του Steve Jobs τον Alan Kay.
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