Created for The Windows Club by @SupreetBhatia (Twitter), this presentation showcases Windows tablets prior to Surface. For downloadable PDF, please visit: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/history-of-windows-tablets

1. The Microsoft Windows Tablets
A Journey Back Into Time…

2. 2000: Microsoft’s first Tablet Prototype
 First Prototype of Tablet PC showcased at the Comdex
Convention in 2000.
 The featured device took inputs only via Stylus, which,
according to Bill Gates, would bring an evolution in the PC
performance and usability!
Microsoft’s Software Architect, Bert Keely, demonstrating the
first Tablet Prototype at Comdex held in Las Vegas.

3. Microsoft comes together with
Compaq & Toshiba
2001: Compaq enters with Prototype
 Compaq showcases its prototype for another
version of Tablet PC at the Comdex 2001, with
Windows as its Operating System.
 Gates’ prediction: In the next 5 years tablets will
be the highest sold form of PCs in America
 Toshiba steals the show with the Portégé 3500 –
A Convertible Tablet PC.
 Ran on Windows XP edition for Tablet PCs, best
amongst the competition, with its sleek design
and larger screen.
2002: Toshiba Portégé 3500

4. 2002: Fujitsu Stylistic ST4110
 Developed by Fujitsu Siemens, the Stylistic
ST4110 was the first ‘Slate’ Style Tablet PC.
 Launched with Microsoft Windows XP Tablet
PC Edition, a new version of Microsoft
Windows XP Professional
 Launched with Microsoft Windows XP,
supported Digital Pen Operation as well as
Natural Handwriting Recognition.

5. 2003: HP Compaq TC1100
 Well-known as a Hybrid Tablet, it is
one of the most successful tablet
PCs of its time.
 Its detachable screen and an
innovative keyboard with hinges
made it truly flexible!
 OS: Windows XP Tablet PC Edition .

6. 2004: NEC VERSA T400
 A sleek and light-weighted Tablet PC, developed on the latest NECùs
Technology, which made it faster, delivering superior performance.
 The ideal mobile device with thickness: 15mm & weight: 999 grams
 Enabled notes-making when walking/travelling & direct sketching
on screen
 VoIP Support
 OS: MS Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

7. Tablet PC & UMPCs
2005: Tablet PC
Microsoft, along with its Hardware partners tried
hard to create a niche for their Tablets, like a stunt
with the caricaturists. Though, this strategy did not
work much.
2006: Asus R2H Ultra Mobile PC
The UMPC was Microsoft’s effort to attract
customers in 2006. It was built with a passive
touch screen and failed to find a market due to
being over-priced.

8. 2006: LifeBook T4215 Tablet PC
In 2006, Fujitsu announced the ultra-light
12.1-inch screen LifeBook T4215 tablet PC
with Windows.
2009: Courier Tablet
 In 2009, Microsoft’s Courier Tablet was
successful in creating hype amongst Tech
lovers, but to their dismay, this concept didn’t
materialize any further!
 The Courier was said to being developed on the
dual-screen concept of a booklet.
LifeBook & Courier Tablets

9. 2010: ThinkPad X220 & Microsoft Slate
The Slate 500 is a multi-touch capable tablet which
runs on Windows 7 and was launched to create a
dynamic user experience for various multimedia
usage, although it failed to compete against Apple’s
iPad.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
showcasing Slate in CES
When, in 2010, Apple was launching the
iPad, pretty much covering the entire Tablet
market, Microsoft came up with Windows Tablet
device in the form of Lenovo ThinkPad
X220, which continued to prove useful to
corporate & enterprise users.
Microsoft Slate from HP
Lenovo ThinkPad X220

10. 2012: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 & Surface RT
IdeaPad
Yoga 13 Surface RT
Windows 8 has been developed, keeping in mind,
the touch-friendly interface of smart mobile
devices such as tablets and Lenovo IdeaPad is an
apt example.
Surface RT is Microsoft’s most recent attempt on
building its own hardware for tablets. Offering class, it
is targeted at the high-end segment and comes at a
price, similar to the iPad.

11. How Windows 8 can change the future of Computing
by cornering PCs.?
Standard HTML5
used to write native
apps for Windows 8 &
not the usual C#. PC +
HTML5 will rule the
gen-next Computing
by going responsive!
Windows 8 is a Gamer’s
Dream as it easily runs Xbox
Games! Buy a game from
your Win8 PC & run it on your
Xbox, how cool! Even XNA
games can be easily played on
your game console. You’ve
got the power of connection!
A revolution, yet again!
Decades ago, Microsoft arrived
with PC, the world changed.
Windows 8 & the Microsoft
ecosystem will transform
devices like TV, smart &
feature-phones, even ATMs
will run on Windows 8!
The Cloud Power!
You can access your PC
on any Win 8 PC, as all
your data is stored in
the cloud, even your
files & all the settings!

12. Thank you
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