[NTLK] Daring Fireball calls Newton "The Original Tablet"

[Ed Kummel]

First tablet? No, I don't think so....First PDA? Of course...As far as the first tablet is concerned, I think that honor goes to the AT&T EO 440. Or perhaps one of the GridPads...Both of these came out way before Microsoft had a clue...
I would add the HP 200LX, but that didn't have a touch-screen...
Ed
web/gadget guru

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--- On Fri, 1/15/10, Grant Hutchinson <grant at splorp.com> wrote:

From: Grant Hutchinson <grant at splorp.com>
Subject: [NTLK] Daring Fireball calls Newton "The Original Tablet"
To: "NewtonTalk List" <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 5:47 PM


Yesterday's post by John Gruber over at Daring Fireball credits the  
Newton as the original 'tablet' computer, as opposed to the Windows- 
based Tablet PC. I'm not sure if I agree that the Newton was the first  
'tablet' computer, as I own several pen-based GridPad portables that  
were commercially released years before the Newton. In fact, I don't  
even think that the Newton should even be considered a 'tablet' as  
such, but the article is quite a good read regardless.

A quick snippet:

" [...] Thinking of the Newton got my gears turning. It’s a  
fascinating comparison point for both the iPhone and whatever it is  
Apple is set to release. I suspect most of you reading this have never  
used, let alone owned, a Newton, which is a shame. They really were  
remarkable, innovative devices."

http://daringfireball.net/2010/01/the_original_tablet


g.

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