Ahead of their time: Nine technologies that came early
The tech industry has seen more than its share of products and services that are ahead of their time. All of them flopped, but all of them also influenced the industry. This list should serve as a warning to those who think that being the first to think of something will lead to any easy road to success.
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I still have my Newton, as
I still have my Newton, as well as a US Robotics Pilot (pre Palm), my Palm III . . .The trouble with being an early adopter as well as a geek is that sometimes I end up with technolgical curiosities for my future Museum of Dead Tech.
Thanks for the article.
Newtonian Antics
I still have my Newton, too—a MessagePad 100 (which i bought on clearance for $180, around 1995). I didn't have much trouble with the handwriting recognition. It learned to read my writing; i learned to break nasty habits like letting letters touch. I still prefer its method of writing words where you want them to appear, over the Palm's letter area weirdness.Why the dat deck was unpopular
It's because the record companies behind the RIAA facade kept them from being allowed in the US via political BS so that by the time they were available, it was passe.