Sixteen years ago, in a small office in Boulder, Colo., Roger Fidler was at the top of the newspaper technology world. Behind him was an original Apple Macintosh Duo laptop fitted neatly into its dock, and a Radius Pivot 15" monitor oriented in its signature vertical position.
And sitting on his desk, next to his cup of coffee and stack of manila folders, was a prototype of a thin - about an inch thick - electronic tablet that was poised to revolutionize the print media.
The device, slightly larger than an inter-office envelope, would show text, graphics, sound and video - in color - would fit in your purse or under your arm, would be powered by a rechargeable battery and magically connect to other information sources. Sound familiar?
That was 1994. Long before Amazon's Kindle or HP's Slate or Sony's Digital Reader or Hearst's Skiff. Long before Apple's rumored tablet device likely to be unveiled this month at an invitation-only event in San Francisco.
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