Tablet PC

  • A Tablet PC is a mobile computer with a touchscreen that may be operated with one's finger and/or stylus, and thus requires no external keyboard. It is consequently solid and flat (hence the name "tablet"). Some are laptops that convert to a tablet via a rotating monitor while others are a fixed flat panel. The latter are often referred to as "Slate PCs".

  • Pros

    1. More natural form of input
    2. Gesture recognition
    3. Note-taking
    4. Accessibility
    5. Digital art
    6. Portability
    7. Horizontal orientation

  • Cons

    1. Higher cost
    2. Small screen size
    3. Lower input speed
    4. Screen damage risk

  • Tablet PC Timeline

    • 1960s: Alan Kay proposes Dynabook
    • 1989: First commercial tablet computer is released using MS-DOS
    • 1991: PenPoint OS
    • 1992: Microsoft releases Windows for Pen Computing
    • 1993: IBM ThinkPad released
    • 1999: "QBE" Tablet PC wins Comdex Best of Show
    • 2002: Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
    • Present: Computer technology advances allow tablet PCs to be more affordable

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