19 Apr
2001
19 Apr
'01
11:48 p.m.
Can anybody provide some Datacartridges " DECTAPE II " TU58-K ???????
mail to:nenad.jambresic@varian.com
20 Apr
20 Apr
12:57 a.m.
New subject: World's first notebook with touchpad?
Hi, all!
I'd like to know what was the world's first notebook PC with
touchpad (or glidepoint, trackpad, whatever).
My friend insist that it was PowerBook 520/540 from Apple,
but I doubt it. I know Gavilan laptop had one, but I don't
know it was truely mouse-like pointing device or not.
Does anyone know other notebook (laptop) PC with touchpad
prior to PowerBook?
Yoichi
2:05 a.m.
New subject: World's first notebook with touchpad?
The Gavilan did indeed have a touchpad above the keyboard in 1983. I happen
to have a presskit and photos. Its position--at a 90-degree angle to the
keyboard--would have made it awkward to use.
I recall seeing an odd Olivetti notebook with a touchpad in the late 80's,
which I think would pre-date the Powerbook. The Olivetti also had a faux
Italian marble finish.
--Mike
Michael Nadeau
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From: "小暮 陽一
22 Apr
22 Apr
1:05 p.m.
New subject: World's first notebook with touc
Thank you for your information!
Wow, Gavilan was so advanced at that era!
I also tried to find any info on the Web about the "Marble Olivetti" in your m
essage, but so far no success.
Yoichi
----- Original Message -----
The Gavilan did indeed have a touchpad above the keyboard in 1983. I happen
to have a presskit and photos. Its position--at a 90-degree angle to the
keyboard--would have made it awkward to use.
I recall seeing an odd Olivetti notebook with a touchpad in the late 80's,
which I think would pre-date the Powerbook. The Olivetti also had a faux
Italian marble finish.
--Mike
Michael Nadeau
Editorial Services
603-893-2379
23 Apr
23 Apr
1:02 a.m.
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I saw it at a trade show--probably Comdex, but maybe CEBIT. It might have
been a prototype that may or may not have been produced commercially.
--Mike
Michael Nadeau
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From: "小暮 陽一
20 Apr
20 Apr
6:18 a.m.
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22 Apr
22 Apr
1:10 p.m.
New subject: World's first notebook with touc
Thanks for your information!
I found the spec and picture of MC400 on the Web. That's cool indeed!
60 hours of battery life with 80C86 CPU is amazing.
Psion is not well known in Japan, but I think it's one of the coolest mobile P
C manufacturers in the world.
Not PC-compatible, but Psion sold a thing called an
MC400 that had a
touchpad-type of pointing device. You moved your finger over it to select
icons and menus on the display, and then clicked by pressing down -- the
whole touchpad moved down slightly and operated a microswitch inside the
machine.
I have no idea if it was the first (I think the Gavilan would pre-date it
if it has a similar touchpad), but it was pre-powerbook I am almost
certain. The Psions were being sold off in the UK in the early 1990's, so
they must have come out a few years before that.
-tony
20 Apr
20 Apr
12:58 p.m.
New subject: World's first notebook with touchpad?
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Nice name you've got there. =)
I'd like to know what was the world's first
notebook PC with
touchpad (or glidepoint, trackpad, whatever).
My friend insist that it was PowerBook 520/540 from
Apple,
but I doubt it. I know Gavilan laptop had one, but I don't
know it was truely mouse-like pointing device or not.
Does anyone know other notebook (laptop) PC with
touchpad
prior to PowerBook?
The Atari ST Book (which was not a PC, but a notebook Atari) had a rather
exotic pointing device. Could anyone elaborate on how it operated? I suppose
http://www.atari-history.org/ has got more info.
--
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Eccovi una delle sigle francesi dedicate a questo shojo... come, non e' uno
shojo? Andate a spiegarlo ai francesi... questa e' una canzone da shojo,
quindi per me Goldrake e' uno shojo :p
Tacchan om den franska signaturmelodin till Goldorak (Grendizer)
22 Apr
22 Apr
1:19 p.m.
New subject: World's first notebook with touc
Thanks for your info!
Regarding Atari, it's like a ThinkPad's stick as a knob I think.
??????+z
Nice name you've got there. =)
I'd like to know what was the world's
first notebook PC with
touchpad (or glidepoint, trackpad, whatever).
My friend insist that it was PowerBook 520/540
from Apple,
but I doubt it. I know Gavilan laptop had one, but I don't
know it was truely mouse-like pointing device or not.
Does anyone know other notebook (laptop) PC with
touchpad
prior to PowerBook?
The Atari ST Book (which was not a PC, but a notebook Atari) had a rather
exotic pointing device. Could anyone elaborate on how it operated? I suppose
http://www.atari-history.org/ has got more info.
--
En ligne avec Thor 2.6a.
Eccovi una delle sigle francesi dedicate a questo shojo... come, non e' uno
shojo? Andate a spiegarlo ai francesi... questa e' una canzone da shojo,
quindi per me Goldrake e' uno shojo :p
Tacchan om den franska signaturmelodin till Goldorak (Grendizer)
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