Sit down Star Trek – today's tablet computers were born in 1972
Jul 23, 2015 · Replete with an onboard keyboard, a plasma panel screen, a stylus, and connectivity to mainframe computers, the Dynabook of 1972 took root in Kay’s 1968 PhD dissertation, where he sketched out a device he originally called the KiddiComp.
The History of the Tablet PC - IGN
Apr 1, 2010 · The tablet computer has had an interesting and sometimes rocky history since the days of Star Trek and the Dynabook.
Yesterday’s Tomorrows: The Origins of The Tablet - CHM
Dec 17, 2014 · Furthermore, Alan Kay’s Dynabook concept from 1972 inspired a numbers of designers with many of its speculative innovations. Tablet-like devices also appeared in a number of 1960s science-fiction television shows and movies, including several examples from Gene Rodenberry’s classic Star Trek series.
15 memorable milestones in tablet history - TechRadar
Jul 5, 2016 · While the geeks of the 80s dreamt of a futuristic Dynabook or electronic Star Trek data pad, what they actually got was the chunky GRiDPad. Built by the GRiD Systems Corporation, this tablet PC...
History of tablet computers - Wikipedia
In the science fiction television series Star Trek, crew members carry large, wedge-shaped electronic clipboards, operated through the use of a stylus. 1968 Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick imagines a flatscreen tablet device wirelessly playing a video broadcast in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey .
An Interview with Computing Pioneer Alan Kay - TIME.com
Apr 2, 2013 · Above all, however, Kay is known for the Dynabook — his decades-old vision of a portable suite of hardware, software, programming tools and services which would add up to the ultimate...
Computer | Memory Alpha | Fandom
One of the principal historical events on Earth of 1987 was the cloning of computers from carrots. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home) On the "desktop," different icons represented the different functions of the computer. Captain Janeway compared computers of this age to "stone knives and bearskins." (VOY: " Future's End ")
The Computers of Star Trek | Memory Alpha | Fandom
Inspired by the computers described in the popular TV series and its offshoots, Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg discuss contemporary ideas about computers and their role in our lives.
The Evolution of Computer Architecture in Star Trek
Oct 16, 2020 · By looking at a combination of historical recollections, time travel episodes, and Star Trek itself, we can sketch out the path of evolution of computers in Star Trek, their architectures and operating systems, and drawn some fascinating conclusions.
Samsung Using Kubrick Movie as Tablet Prior Art. What About Star Trek…
What About Star Trek's PADD & Kay's Dynabook? By Todd Ogasawara TechRadar on an unusual “prior art” claim made by Samsung in their tablet legal tussle with Apple.
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