I saw it at a trade show--probably Comdex, but maybe CEBIT. It might have
been a prototype that may or may not have been produced commercially.
--Mike
Michael Nadeau
Editorial Services
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----- Original Message -----
From: "$B>.Jk!!M[0l" <"B<PXI"_at_nifty.ne.jp>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 9:05 PM
Subject: RE:Re: World's first notebook with touc
> Thank you for your information!
>
> Wow, Gavilan was so advanced at that era!
>
> I also tried to find any info on the Web about the "Marble Olivetti" in
your m
> essage, but so far no success.
>
> Yoichi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > The Gavilan did indeed have a touchpad above the keyboard in 1983. I
happen
> > to have a presskit and photos. Its position--at a 90-degree angle to the
> > keyboard--would have made it awkward to use.
> >
> > I recall seeing an odd Olivetti notebook with a touchpad in the late
80's,
> > which I think would pre-date the Powerbook. The Olivetti also had a faux
> > Italian marble finish.
> >
> > --Mike
> >
> > Michael Nadeau
> > Editorial Services
> > 603-893-2379
>
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