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The AlphaSmart text editing device was originally designed by Apple engineers. When they couldn't get their employer to build it, they decided to do so themselves -- and ended up being a rather clever, long-lived device. Sources: Computer lab photo: Ketan Kothari photo: Joe Barrus photo: Apple Infinte Loop campus photo: : AlphaSmart Pro owner's manual: “AlphaSmart: A History of One of Ed-Tech's Favorite (Drop-Kickable) Writing Tools“: PC computer lab photo: : “AlphaSmart Pro 2.1,“ Macworld, March 1997. “Smart Keyboard for the Classroom,“ Computerworld, July 6, 1998. AlphaSmart 2000 photo: 3rd-party SmartApplets: “Lightweight Note-Taker,“ PC World, March 2003. AlphaSmart Neo photo and ad: “AlphaSmart files $58 million IPO,“ MarketWatch: Renaissance Learning acquires AlphaSmart press release: AlphaSmart Neo 2 photo: : Laptop charging cart photo: : AlphaSmart Neo discontinued: :// AlphaSmart 3000 with modded keyboard photo: LazyDog's AlphaSmart keyboard mod kit (no longer being sold): ~jy4m/alphasmart/ and Freewrite devices: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound (). Intro music by BoxCat Games ().
