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Dynabook
 The Dynabook's original illustration in Alan C. Kay's 1972 paper | |
| Developer | Alan Kay |
|---|---|
| Release date | Concept 1972[1] |
The KiddiComp concept, envisioned by Alan Kay in 1968 while a PhD candidate,[2][3] and later developed and described as the Dynabook in his 1972 proposal "A personal computer for children of all ages",[1] outlines the requirements for a conceptual portable educational device that would offer similar functionality to that now supplied via a laptop computer or (in some of its other incarnations) a tablet or slate computer with the exception of the requirement for any Dynabook device offering near eternal battery life. Adults could also use a Dynabook, but the target audience was children.
Though the hardware required to create a Dynabook is here today, Alan Kay still[when?] thinks the Dynabook hasn't been invented yet, because key software and educational curricula are missing.[citation needed] When Microsoft came up with its tablet PC in 2001, Kay was quoted as saying "Microsoft's Tablet PC, the first Dynabook-like computer good enough to criticize".[4]
In 1989, Toshiba released a sub-notebook computer called DynaBook, inspired by the concept. Kay was personally gifted a unit and was a guest of Toshiba.[5] The company released notebook computers under the DynaBook brand in Japan; in 2018, Sharp acquired a majority stake in Toshiba's PC business, now named Dynabook Inc. and has marketed notebooks worldwide under the Dynabook name.[6][7]
- ^ a b Kay, Alan (1972). "A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages".
A standalone 'smart terminal' that uses one of these chips for a processor (and includes memory, a keyboard, a display and two cassettes) is now on the market for about $6 000
- ^ Richards, Mike (January 23, 2008). "Why the iPhone makes 2008 seem like 1968 all over again". Open2. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- ^ Steinberg, Daniel H. (April 3, 2003). "Daddy, Are We There Yet? A Discussion with Alan Kay". OpenP2P.com. O'Reilly. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017.
- ^ Levy, Steven (April 30, 2001). "Bill Gates Says, Take This Tablet". Newsweek.
- ^ "Archived computingjapan Articles". www.japaninc.com. December 18, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "東芝のＰＣ、シャープ売却後も名前は「ＴＯＳＨＩＢＡ」", 朝日新聞デジタル, 朝日新聞 (Asahi Shimbun), July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Sharp to Buy Toshiba's Personal Computer Business, License Brand", Bloomberg, June 5, 2018
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