Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Microsoft Tablet PC is a term coined by Microsoft for tablet computers conforming to hardware specifications, devised by Microsoft, and announced in 2001 for a pen-enabled personal computer and running a licensed copy of the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system or a derivative thereof.
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition screenshot, showing a docked tip from Tablet PC Edition 2005 and Firefox 43.0. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition utilizes the Ink object as a means of data input and storage. This is a data type created as part of the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition API that allows users to manipulate and process handwritten data, including ...
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is an edition of Windows XP intended for specially-designed notebook/laptop computers called tablet PCs. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is compatible with a pen-sensitive screen, supporting handwritten notes and portrait-oriented screens.
The first, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, was intended for IA-64 systems; as IA-64 usage declined on workstations in favor of AMD's x86-64 architecture, the Itanium edition was discontinued in January 2005. [57] A new 64-bit edition supporting the x86-64 architecture, called Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, was released in April 2005. [58]
The HP Compaq TC4200 was a Tablet PC that was released on March 1, 2005, and has since been discontinued. It is believed to be the successor to the TC1100 , which was discontinued in Q4 of 2005. The TC4200 boasted many powerful features that could be found on mid to high-range laptops and competing tablets during its production.
The TC1000 is a 10.4" laplet designed by Compaq, before it was purchased by HP.It used the Transmeta Crusoe processor. Unlike many other tablet PCs of its time (which can only operate either in a traditional laptop configuration, or with the keyboard folded behind the screen), the display is fully detachable from the keyboard.
The tablet offers very substantial connectivity, with a VGA port, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet provided by a Broadcom controller, a modem, 2 USB 2.0 ports—one is compatible with the proprietary external bay CD/DVD drives—an audio input and output, a special 2.5 mm headset jack, PC-MCIA card expansion slot and SD card slot—provided by a Texas ...
After releasing Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Microsoft designed the successive desktop computer versions of Windows, Windows Vista and Windows 7, to support pen computing intrinsically. Tablet PCs failed to gain popularity in the consumer space because of unresolved problems. [ 44 ]