Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 2nd Feb 2010 23:25 UTC, submitted by Chicken Blood

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RE[5]: Now that's Sniveling!
by cb_osn on Wed 3rd Feb 2010 12:34
in reply to "RE[4]: Now that's Sniveling! "
Uhm, special touch/tablet interfaces have been designed ages ago, and even brought to market.
http://www.guidebookgallery.org/books/thepowerofpenpoint/chapter2
http://www.guidebookgallery.org/books/thepowerofpenpoint/chapter2
Quite right. There have been many attempts at a proper tablet. Even your beloved Be was working on the WebPAD: http://tinyurl.com/ykbyuxz
But they were all well before their time and none of their associated companies had the weight to push a new platform. Apple does.
It's also clear from the context of _xmv's post that he/she was talking about Tablet PCs, meaning those that began shipping around 10 years ago and came with Windows. They are also the only tablets that have been even marginally successful.
Edited 2010-02-03 12:39 UTC
RE[6]: Now that's Sniveling!
by Carewolf on Wed 3rd Feb 2010 15:47
in reply to "RE[5]: Now that's Sniveling! "
"Uhm, special touch/tablet interfaces have been designed ages ago, and even brought to market.
http://www.guidebookgallery.org/books/thepowerofpenpoint/chapter2
http://www.guidebookgallery.org/books/thepowerofpenpoint/chapter2
Quite right. There have been many attempts at a proper tablet. Even your beloved Be was working on the WebPAD: http://tinyurl.com/ykbyuxz
But they were all well before their time and none of their associated companies had the weight to push a new platform. Apple does.
"
:D Yeah..
Let me introduce you to a thing called "Apple Newton". The original Apple tablet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Newton
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2005-06-29
Uhm, special touch/tablet interfaces have been designed ages ago, and even brought to market.
http://www.guidebookgallery.org/books/thepowerofpenpoint/chapter2