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Uma kuziwa ekubukekeni nasekwakheni, i-iPad ngokungangabazeki iyinhle kakhulu, noma okungenani ithebhulethi eyodwa enhle kakhulu emakethe. Inomklamo ohlanzekile nolula ojwayelekile wemikhiqizo ye-Apple. Izinto ezisetshenziswayo ezinhle zisetshenziswa ukwenza i-iPad, futhi izinkumbi zamakhasimende emhlabeni wonke ziyayithanda nje. Kodwa njengoba izithombe ze-prototype, eyadalwa esikhathini esithile phakathi kuka-2002 no-2004, ibonisa, i-iPad yayingahlali iyinhle, izacile futhi inhle njengoba kunjalo namuhla. Ngaleso sikhathi, umbono wethebhulethi ye-Apple wawubukeka njengekhompyutha ephathekayo yakwaDell eshibhile - ewugqinsi futhi eyenziwe ngepulasitiki emhlophe. (Lo mbono unikezwe u-Killian Bell, umbhali wendatshana, kunalokho usikhumbuza i-Apple iBook. Inothi lomhleli.)

I-Apple yaziwa ngokuba yimfihlo kwayo, ngakho-ke kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi izithombe ze-prototype ziputshulwe? Izithombe ezimnyama nokumhlophe eziqukethwe kulesi sihloko ziputshuzwe kumarekhodi omklami wangaphakathi we-Apple, uJony Ivo, asetshenziswa ngoDisemba 2011 ezingxabanweni zezomthetho nabakwaSamsung. Futhi umdali wabo uwakhumbula kanjani ama-prototypes okuqala?

"Inkumbulo yami yokuqala ye-iPad ilufifi kakhulu, kodwa ngingaqagela ukuthi kwakuphakathi kuka-2002 no-2004. Kodwa ngiyakhumbula sakha amamodeli afanayo futhi siwahlola futhi ekugcineni yaba i-iPad."

Ngaphandle kogqinsi nezinto ezisetshenziswayo, idizayini ye-Ivo yangaleso sikhathi ayihlukile kakhulu kune-iPad yamanje. Ngisho nesixhumi se-docking sitholakala ngendlela efanayo - phansi kwedivayisi. Okuwukuphela kwento engekho kulo mklamo wangaphambi kwesikhathi yinkinobho yasekhaya yehadiwe.

Iseva I-Buzzfeed, nakuba singazi ukuthi kanjani, bekungenzeka futhi ukuthola lesi sibonelo ngokomzimba, ukuze sikwazi ukusiqhathanisa nefomu lamanje le-iPad. Iqokwe njenge-"035", imodeli ifakwe amakhona ayindilinga nesibonisi esinozimele omnyama ohlukile. Njengoba kwenzeka, i-prototype yasekuqaleni yayinombukiso omkhulu kakhulu, cishe okuthile okungama-intshi angu-12, okungamaphesenti angu-40 amakhulu kune-iPad yamanje, enombukiso ongu-9,7-intshi. Nokho, asazi isixazululo semodeli yasekuqaleni. I-aspect ratio engu-4:3 iyafana neyamathebulethi okukhiqiza, futhi yonke idivayisi ifane ne-iBook. I-iPad ye-prototype yayicishe ibe ngu-2,5 cm ubukhulu, okungu-1,6 cm ngaphezu kwemodeli yamanje. I-iBook ngaleso sikhathi yayicishe ibe ngu-3,5 cm ubude.

Ngenxa yenqubekelaphambili ekwenzeni kancane kwezingxenye ngazinye, onjiniyela bakwa-Apple bakwazile ukwenza idivayisi ibe mncane kakhulu ngeminyaka embalwa futhi ngaleyo ndlela banikeze ithebulethi yabo ubuhle obumangalisayo banamuhla. Nakuba singazi imininingwane eningiliziwe yobuchwepheshe ye-prototype yasekuqaleni yethebhulethi ye-apula, kuyadingeka ukubona isivinini inqubekelaphambili ehamba ngayo. Kunini ngaphambi kokuthi i-iPad yamanje ibukeke iyisidala njengoba i-prototype isanda kutholwa?

Umthombo: CultOfMac.com
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