IPAD is the Compaq Tablet TC1000, on a diet
Minutes ago, on 2010–01–27, Apple’s Steve Jobs presented the IPAD – a tablet PC. As a write, the presentation still goes on, no price quote as been given, and very few people actually used the device, which it looks to me like Compaq’s Tablet TC1000, nearly 8 years later…
The IPAD’s screen is smaller (9.7 inches versus 10 inches) but, I suppose, of higher picture quality and capable of better than 1024×768. It is also lighter and has better battery life. Nonetheless, the whole point of this post is to praise Compaq! They were so innovative! My TC1000 was bought in 2002 and I still use it daily, for reading magazines and books [that have diagrams and/or pictures]. I use it at home without battery, to make it lighter. I also appreciate the concept of having to use a dedicated special pen for operation, instead of my fingers: that way I can touch/hold wherever I want, without causing undesired effects.
Maybe I’ll buy the IPAD, as a TC1000 replacement, at least if Zinio and Adobe both release readers for it.
One other example of Compaq’s greatness is the HX4700 – the best IPAQ ever! Regarding the HX4700, I think it beats the IPHONE, for those who don’t need a phone. I use the HX4700 as an ebook reader, for strictly textual content, although the device has VGA resolution on its 4 inch display! The HX4700 beats my Kindle2 at nightime: I use it more frequently for text and audio content, than I use the Kindle, because it has integrated retro illumination that allows me to use it with the lights off.
Here are some snapshots from the presentation, as broadcasted by Bloomberg.
5 comments January 27 2010 12:27 pm | am | ENG, hw
A falta de multi-tasking e USB estragaram tudo: conectores proprietários, software proprietário, suporte a flash limitado por enquanto. Enfim…
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Picked up a TC1000 at release and kept it until last year. The form factor was great but the weight was high and the screen was atrocious. It was effectively a big tease… perfect size and shape for reading but with ridiculously low brightness and a two and a half degree viewing angle. Sit your book-like device on the table and read it? No way… unless you want to stand up and bend over it so your eyes are perfectly perpendicular to the surface. Oh, and battery life? Even with the supposedly battery-thrifty (and unbearably slow, even for its time) Crusoe chip, best I ever got was about two hours. (true of the original battery and a replacement a couple of years later) There’s no comparison here, save for in still pictures.
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