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Bricklin on Tablet PCs
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."
first off-topic post!
Bricklin? Whats that, a new linux distro(brick-linux ;)? New codename for a windows release? Ahh, no wait, it's some guy.. What the heck is he doing ON a tablet pc?? ok.. whatever..
You mean you haven't case-modded your toilet yet? Hmmm, and you call yourself a slashdotter :-)
Because I know what an elipse is for.
And I know that pen based computing has been around for a long long time.
Put the two together and you realize... The only thing interesting Microsoft has done is trademark the name.
Other people have been marketing tablet PC's before Microsoft. They just didn't think to trademark something so obvious.
...Cause WaCom, they are a company that makes tablet PCs. Get it?
While that's not an elegant way to say it, I have to say when comparing my iBook to my former Dell Inspiron 4000 running Windows 2000, the iBook is a much nicer laptop and is easier to use. My MAIN gripe with win2k is the damn thing doesn't even standby right 20% of the time and just hangs until you logout THEN standby. The ibook just works everytime. Easy, simple, and awesome.
My AC post is squized between your post and the one below Ow!