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Originally Posted by HarryT
The first generation of "portables" normally had gas plasma screens - mono screens where the text glowed orange on a black background. I had one, made by Olivetti. It was about the size of a large briefcase.
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That's smaller than that first "laptop" we had... A Compaq, black/green monochrome and about the size of a midi tower...
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I do my "real work" on a laptop (a Dell "XPS Studio 15", with a 15.6" screen). The iPad for me is a portable entertainment device.
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And that's how I see a tablet as well, an entertainment device, with maybe the possibility to do some light work on it, if the situation demands it. Which is why the Apple devices will never do for me, as I only work on Windows.