I remember using laptops before the PowerBook. The keyboards were always pushed all the way forward with a large gap between the keyboard and the hinge for the screen. The laptops were thick and there was often an inch or more height difference between the keyboard and the desk.
I thought if only they pushed the keyboard back the would be a palm rest.
Apple’s PowerBook was the first computer that I knew of moved the keyboard back. And Apple had the first nicely integrated mouse.
When the ThinkPad was introduced a year or two later, it copied the keyboard placement on some (all?) of its keyboards. And I preferred the TrackPoint to Apple’s trackballs and trackpads. Although over time and many improvements I came to like the trackpad more.
I thought if only they pushed the keyboard back the would be a palm rest.
Apple’s PowerBook was the first computer that I knew of moved the keyboard back. And Apple had the first nicely integrated mouse.
When the ThinkPad was introduced a year or two later, it copied the keyboard placement on some (all?) of its keyboards. And I preferred the TrackPoint to Apple’s trackballs and trackpads. Although over time and many improvements I came to like the trackpad more.