iPad predicted in 1994

[Basil]

Here

PS: I went and looked at the iPad 2 the other day and all I can say is: "I want."

 

[DrEntropy]

Demise of the PC can't be far off now.

 

[Basil]

Demise of the PC can't be far off now.

My wife has an iMac and we have iPhones, and I want an iPad 2, but I can't see giving up my PC any time soon.

 

[DrEntropy]

Not for those of us who use 'em for real "work". But for the Great Unwashed, the PC will become "excess to requirement", methinks.

 

[DNK]

My wife's work and many others got rid of their PC many years ago.
Like the Ipad 2 also.
Just wished it did more and didn't have an apple on the front

 

[Basil]

In addition to my wife's new iMac, I also have a Macbook (regular, not the pro). I really like the Mac, but one thing I like about the PC over the Mac is the availability of competitively-priced software. The proprietary nature of Apple software is another reason I still want to have a PC around. Also, for the money, I can get a pretty darned powerful PC these days as prices have really started to come down.

 

[DrEntropy]

You just ~know~ what my next comment oughta be...

...somefin' 'bout penguins...

 

[GregW]

Well, since the Apple Newton came out in '87, I don't think Knight Ridder was really making a prediction.

When I read Knight Ridder, I left out the second "d". I was expecting David Hasselhoff to have some cheesy prop in his hands.

 

[Basil]

Well, since the Apple Newton came out in '87, I don't think Knight Ridder was really making a prediction.

When I read Knight Ridder, I left out the second "d". I was expecting David Hasselhoff to have some cheesy prop in his hands.

I did the same thing - was expecting to see David and Kit.

 

[Steve_S]

Tablets were predicted a lot earlier than 1994. Haven't you ever watched Star Trek? They had them in 1966!

 

[Basil]

Tablets were predicted a lot earlier than 1994. Haven't you ever watched Star Trek? They had them in 1966!

ST was inspiration for a lot of stuff! (The flip phone comes to mind).

 

[GregW]

Seems the folks at Motorola have the whole Star Trek series on DVD (or VHS for the flip phone and Startac). They also make a barcode scanner called the phaser.