Apple started working on Newton in 1989, but as this infographic shows, the first seeds of tablet technology were sown well over a hundred years ago.
While we don't expect the iSlate iPad Apple tablet to come with a 19th-century stylus, this still provides great perspective on how long it's taken to get us to this point. Let's hope it lives up to history's expectations. [lalawag]


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