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Donald A. Norman skriver følgende på side 74 i boka “The Design of Everyday Things“:

Would you like a pocket -size device that reminded you of each appointment and daily event? I would. I am waiting for the day when portable computers become small enough that I can keep one with me at all times.

Boken ble første gang utgitt i 1988 - tyve år siden - og jeg kan ikke unngå å tenke hva slags mobil enhet Donald bruker i dag. Eller, jeg vil anta han bruker en iPhone siden han har fulgt Apple så tett, så jeg lurer egentlig mest på hva han brukte før det. Små, lommedatamaskiner som kan minne ham på avtaler og daglige gjøremål har eksistert en stund, så jeg lurer på hvilke tanker han har gjort seg underveis, for jeg ser han har hatt forventninger:

I will definitely put all my reminding burdens upon it. It has to be small. It has to be convenient to use. And it has to have a full, standard typewriter keyboard and a reasonably large display. It needs good graphics, because that makes a tremendous difference in usability, and a lot of memory - a huge amount, actually. And it should be easy to hook up to the telephone; I need to connect it to my home and laboratory computers. Of course, it should be relatively inexpensive.

What I ask for is not unreasonable [...] But it will exist in imperfect form in five years, possibly in perfect form in ten.