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Back to the future: The tablet computer that looks just like an iPad... but is 17 YEARS OLD
A tablet computer that looks remarkably like an iPad seems to spring up on a weekly basis. But this device, also hailed as the future of home computing, was made 17 years ago. Called The Tablet, it provided a glimpse into tomorrow's world that was incredibly accurate. A 1994 promo film released by technology firm Knight-Ridder talks about 'taking today's newspaper into the electronic age'. Even more astounding, with the benefit of hindsight, of course, is the video's assertion that consumers want a computer that doesn't come with a manual. Read More...
A tablet computer that looks remarkably like an iPad seems to spring up on a weekly basis. But this device, also hailed as the future of home computing, was made 17 years ago. Called The Tablet, it provided a glimpse into tomorrow's world that was incredibly accurate. A 1994 promo film released by technology firm Knight-Ridder talks about 'taking today's newspaper into the electronic age'. Even more astounding, with the benefit of hindsight, of course, is the video's assertion that consumers want a computer that doesn't come with a manual. Read More...