Week 6 Question 2: Personal Dynamic Media

This article really surprised me with how advanced things were back in the 60s and 70s. I mean I always assumed that there was someone out there that thought about creating something like that computer or laptop, but I never knew just how much was already created/invented back in those days. The Dynabook which was created in 1968, is what we know as the laptop today. It was originally created for children, though adults could use it too. It is pretty cool that word processing was on there and other programs that are similar to ones we use today.

This article reminded me of typewriters. When I was in Kindergarden, my mom was in college. She used to use a typewriter to do her coursework. I remember she would get angry often because the typewriter did not have a tool where you could delete or edit errors, so when you typed it had to be perfect. I also remember using one of those and being frustrated because I would like to type fast but I couldn't because of the mistake risk. There were similar problems with these early computer machines, but the idea and programs were definitely on the right track to an integrative future!