Antepassados do iPad

A propósito do iPad e das várias formas que o 'tablet' tem vindo, a cada dia que passa, a revestir, a revista Wired publicou "How the Tablet Will Change the World", de Steven Levy. O texto, cuja leitura se sugere, vem acompanhado de um trabalho gráfico que passa em revista os modelos de antepassados do iPad.

1900-1800 BCE
The wedge-shaped cuneiform on this Assyrian tablet is actually early legalese.

1700s
Erasable slates used by schoolkids put a premium on memorization.

1888
A paper mill employee cut, ruled, and bound reject sheets to create the legal pad.

1993
The Apple MessagePad—and the Newton OS—almost recognized handwriting.

1987
Star Trek introduced the PADD — Personal Access Display Device.

Illustrations: Elizabeth Traynor