That's a great point... our expectations are shaped a lot by what is possible, and that changes over time. Without such realism, we could just talk about a device on a keychain with full desktop capabilities, perfect virtual keyboard and display, and infinite battery life!
I like James Kendrick's tag line on
JKOTR , a great site with him and Kevin Tofel -- "...using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs." And, believe it or not, that refers to an Osborne computer that he used. What a clunker!
But I think you guys exaggerate!
According to Wikipedia, it "only" weighed 23.5 lbs!