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Bricklin on Tablet PCs

Posted by michael on from the passing-fad dept.

t482 writes "Dan Bricklin gives his first impressions of the Tablet PC. 'The most important thing to know about the Tablet PC, as far as I'm concerned so far, is that Microsoft did a great job...of naming it.' and then goes on to give a fascinating history of pen computing."

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  1. The REAL first tablet PC by sl+inferis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tablet PC isn't a new idea is it? Didn't Moses have the first tablet PC? The only application it ran was TenCommandments(R)

    1. Re:The REAL first tablet PC by Tim+Browse · · Score: 5, Funny
      What really happened...

      "How did it go, Moses?"
      "Well...I've got him down to ten, but adultery's still in there."

      Tim

  2. Come again? by 10Ghz · · Score: 5, Funny
    A pen-based desktop system that was part of the personal computer world came from Wang in 1988. Called Wang Freestyle...


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  3. Wha!? A *Tablet* PC? by mtec · · Score: 5, Funny


    There's no way I could swallow one of those!

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