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"I do believe for the first time we will begin seeing an alternative to ink on paper," Fidler says. "It may be difficult to conceptualize the idea of digital paper, but, in fact, we believe that's what's going to happen."

"An important part of this evolution is the emergence of the electronic tablet," the video says. "Tablets will be a whole new class of computer. They'll weigh under 2 pounds. They'll be totally portable. They'll have a clarity of screen-display comparable to ink on paper. They'll be able to blend text, video, audio, and graphics together. And they'll be part of our daily lives around the turn of the [21st] century."

BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Around the turn of 21st century? Well, that was an idea before success of Win95 next year 1995. Then the tablet dream has been delayed the whole 10 years. Quite enough for Intel and Microsoft to build their empires in the meantime. In 2012 DRAM demand for tablets would be measured in billions of Gigabits.Sales are predictably likely to increase and by this time next year no one at IHS will be surprised to find that Apple paid out more than $17.5bn for semiconductors in 2011.
In 2014, after 20 years of dreaming, almost all should hold and use their tablets. And they'll really be part of our daily lives, like currently mobile phones are. In a striking parallel, Space Station was conceived in 1993. Just as in Mars rover concept case, compare the wheels growth. However, tablet is just a PC concept shrink.