Here's a bit of the linage (a very incomplete list): 1) pre 1970: Dynabook, AKA KiddiComp (Alan Kay, 1968) 2) 1980's PARC & Apple inspired MagicSlate (Bill

Here's a bit of the linage (a very incomplete list): 1) pre 1970: Dynabook, AKA KiddiComp (Alan Kay, 1968) 2) 1980's PARC & Apple inspired MagicSlate (Bill Atkinson, early 1980s) Ubiquitous computing, AKA ubicomp (Mark Weiser, 1988 at PARC) General Magic / Magic Cap (Andy Hertzfeld, Bill Atkinson, et al. 1990) 3) Other, screen sharing, etc Application teleporting (mobile applications), Active Badge System (Andy Hopper et al., Olivetti/Cambridge, mid 1990s)