> (And Wang beat that by several years with a 3" thick monstrosity that, IIRC, went nowhere.)
What was this and where can I read more about it?
It was about a foot square (or more), at least 3 inches thick, had a large handle to grip, a wired stylus, and a painfully low-res B/W LCD display. I got to handle it a few times, but saw no compelling use (the concept was great, but technology was far from there). IIRC, 3 came with a Wang minicomputer at the time, late 1980's or early 1990's.
I've tried to find a picture of it several times since, but nothing yet.
(And Wang beat that by several years with a 3" thick monstrosity that, IIRC, went nowhere.)
Yes, the trolling reoccurs. Key is how excited the marketplace is for which product, naysayers aside. As others note: the iPod wasn't new, but it was subjectively better than anything else out there.