iPhone smartphone Already Born Since 1983

iPhone smartphone Already Born Since 1983

Apple iPhone smartphone was first introduced in 2007. But apparently, the precursor of touch screen handset has been initiated by Apple since the 1980s. Precisely, the iPhone prototype appeared in 1983. Of course the shape is very different from the modern generation iPhone. However, this device has a function to call and touch-enabled screen with a stylus.

Predictably, the technology embedded in these devices is still not as sophisticated right now. The touch screen itself is monochrome, black and white only. The prototype was designed by one of the influential designers of his day, Hartmut Esslinger. He also helped manufacture one of the early Apple computers, the Apple II.


As quoted from the Sydney Morning Herald, Monday (02/01/2012), the true prototype pictures have been circulating for a long time in cyberspace. But being a pretty hot topic after the Stanford University revealed some documents about the history of Apple.

The document is the result of Apple's donation in 1997. Indeed the classification of the document is classified confidential. But the Stanford now beginning to allow access to the document in question, one about the iPhone prototype embryo.

The device was never marketed commercially. But the beginning of the world's football exploits Apple touch-screen mobile devices that exist today. Was also the inspiration of making gadgets Newton, the first PDA from Apple.

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