GRiDPad

GRiDPad was a trademarked name for a series of pen computing tablets and hybrid laptops built by Grid Systems Corporation.

GRiDPad
GRiDPad 2260 in tablet mode
Also known asGRiD PalmPad (235# models)
GRiD Convertible (22#0 models)
DeveloperGrid Systems Corporation
TypeTablet computer
or 2-in-1 PC
Release datesep 1989 (sep 1989)
Discontinued1994

The GRiDPad 1900, released in 1989, is regarded as the first commercially successful tablet computer and predecessor to modern 2-in-1 devices. Jeff Hawkins went on to use the GRiDPad as a predecessor for his best known-invention, the Palm Pilot.

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