Well here we go again! A new claim from an ASUS insider that Apple Tablet / Brick is real and on it's way soon. A New MacBook Po mimicking the Tablet PC with the OS X super set? OS X for Pen Computing? sounds so familiar to me! Last time IO heard that it came from the Redmond under the name of Windows 1.0 for Pen computing and it was immediately was picked up by Toshiba and others. But the whole idea failed and failed badly. Several Years ago, MS, reanimated this dead horse in form of Tablet PC with a much better handwriting recognition and a slick Physical Form Factor. Still, not many takers! Not a Flop, but certainly nothing to write home about. Now is Apple's turn. Mind you, Apple also toyed with the idea of a tablet before. Yes, you are right. I am talking about Newton. No Color - too large for a PDA - too small for a laptop. Ran for a while, but thanx to Mr. Jobs, it was dumped! The followers / users and zealots for the Newton are fierce and they love it to the point that even know - more than 7 years after the discontinunation of Newton, they are using it. I guess we have to wait and see
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