Early Tablet Computers

Early Tablet Computers

Early tablet computers included many of the features of personal computers. These devices ran adapted versions of Microsoft Windows or desktop Linux and were capable of running many of the same applications. Most featured pen-based input.

In 2001 Microsoft announced a set of specifications for the Tablet PC, which popularized that term.

Apple's introduction of the iPad in January 2010 signaled a transition from these earlier tablets.

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