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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Mark Dean - Computer Scientist, Electronic Tablet visionary

 I read an article about Dr. Dean back in the nineties, I just recently notice my son reading an article about him on Black-Inventors.com

Electronic Tablet visionary
"Frustrated by the bulkiness of newspapers, Dean came up with the idea for a rugged, magazine-sized device that could download any electronic text, from newspapers to books. The device would also be a DVD player, radio, wireless telephone and provide access to the Internet. It would recognize handwriting (written directly on the screen), be voice-activated and even talk back."
"Dean has been with IBM since 1980. Dean holds 3 of the original 9 patents on the computer that all PCs are based upon: Soon after joining IBM, Dean and a colleague, Dennis Moeller, developed the interior achitecture (ISA systems bus) that enables multiple devices, like modem and printer, to be connected to personal computers. Then he worked for a number of years before considering the doctorate."
Mark Dean - Computer Scientist of the African Diaspora