IIRC, tablet PCs had about the same On 22 June 2012 12:49, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > Microsoft's first tablet was just as worthless. There were no "apps," > and that is what produces the utility of the iPad and its knock-offs. > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >
That comment puzzled me, so I did some reading. FWIW, Wikipedia's page on Tablet PC had this statement, 'According to a 2001 Microsoft definition[5] of the term, "Microsoft Tablet PCs" are pen-based, fully functional x86 PCs with handwriting and voice recognition functionality.' So how can you say there were 'no apps' for it, when it could run any Windows software that its hardware resources could support? Obviously Photoshop would have been too big an ask for one of these computing lightweights, but Windows compatible software with a small footprint has always been there for anyone lacking a big-brand fixation. For example IrfanView has been around since 1996, and has such a tiny footprint that even my old 400MHz Win98 box hardly knew when it was running Over the years I've used plenty of tiny apps, and probably half of those were pre 2001 when I was finding my way around a PC for the first time. My understanding is that Tablet PC never took off because stylus input was unpopular. Apple did away with the stylus, expanded on the flexibility of gesture controls, and scored a hit with an otherwise similar form factor. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
