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Tablet computers

By: Jennifer M. Jarvis, M.Rd.Ed. Tablet computers. Tablet computers are a relatively new form of computer technology that was mainstreamed into the commercial market around the year 2000 (Ziff Davis, Inc., 2011).

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Tablet computers

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  1. By: Jennifer M. Jarvis, M.Rd.Ed. Tablet computers

  2. Tablet computers are a relatively new form of computer technology that was mainstreamed into the commercial market around the year 2000 (Ziff Davis, Inc., 2011). • A tablet computer can be defined as, “a general-purpose computer contained in a single panel” (Ziff Davis, Inc., 2011, par. 1). • Tablet computers vary in size, color, and capabilities and are used in almost every profession around the world. Tablet computers: What are they?

  3. As with most innovations, the concept of the tablet computer was conceived long before the technology existed to create the device (Holwerda, 2010). “The first complete concept of a tablet computer was the DynaBook, conceptualized by Alan Kay in the late 1960s and early 1970s” (Holwerda, 2010, par 6). Tablet computers: What are they? Continued

  4. Dynabook Created/conceptualized by Alan Kay in the 1960’s (Holwerda, 2010).

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