Yes I remember this. If I ever taught the course again I would add it. Perhaps also correct the typos :)

Jeffrey Hawkins, the inventor of the palm, has a bit of a cult following almost designers. Far more respected that Johny ‘Dieter Rams’ Ives. His prototyping process was unique. (Now widely copied). Check out his wooden (!) Palm prototypes...

https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/mobile-computing/...