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The iPad could have been a new Dynabook. Alan Kay was actually fairly impressed with it when it came out. Unfortunately I agree with Gruber, it has really faile
by davedx 7y ago
The iPad could have been a new Dynabook. Alan Kay was actually fairly impressed with it when it came out. Unfortunately I agree with Gruber, it has really failed to live up to expectations. Missing a hardware keyboard is quite a big deal I think.
- simonh 7y agoOh grief no, an integrated hardware keyboard would kill everything that is great about the iPad. We have compact mobile devices with keyboards already, they're called laptops.
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- chucky 7y ago> Alan Kay was actually fairly impressed with it when it came out. I think you are misremembering. Every interview I can find points to Alan Kay being disappointed in the iPad. See this, for example: https://techland.time.com/2013/04/02/an-interview-with-computing-pioneer-alan-kay/ https://techland.time.com/2013/04/02/an-interview-with-compu...