Apple's iPhone 1983

[pajamada]

The first iPhone was actually dreamed up in 1983. Forget that silly old touchscreen, this iPhone was a landline with full, all-white handset and a built-in screen controlled with a stylus.

The phone was designed for Apple by Hartmut Esslinger, an influential designer who helped make the Apple IIc computer (Apple’s first “portable” computer) and later founded Frogdesign. The 1983 iPhone certainly fits in with Esslinger’s other designs for Apple. It also foreshadows the touchscreens of both the iPhone and iPad.

Images of the 1983 iPhone have been circling the web for a while but there has been renewed interest in Apple’s early designs and history thanks to a peek inside Stanford University’s massive trove of Apple documents. The archives are a close-guarded secret but Stanford is starting to grant access to select journalists and organizations. The archives were donated in 1997 after Steve Jobs rejoined the company and document much of the design and personnel changes that took place in the 1980s.

SEE ALSO: Apple’s Museum That Never Was: Why Does Stanford Keep it Secret? [VIDEO]The 1983 iPhone is just one of many prototypes buried in Apple’s past. There’s even a device that looks eerilysimilar to an iPad. Despite the phone’s age, it actually looks like a cool concept that could easily be updated into a modern consumer product by replacing simple stylus screen with an iPad-like interface.

Mashable has reached out to Stanford to get a private look into the material. Stay tuned for more, but in the mean time, take a look at some pics of the iPhone that never was.

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reference : http://mashable.com/2011/12/30/apple-iphone-1983/

 

[helmisaman]

ya ka? gud infor TT.

 

[amazinggold88]

cnggih jgk nir

 

[primefiqone]

1983 dah keluar touchscreen?
hebat gila apple. maju

 

[azmi_tshirt]

1980an klu dah ada menatang ni kira canggih sgt dah nih...

 

[halim303]

1983 lagi dah canggih apple ni...

 

[taufic]

company lain buat gak tapi tak brag macam apple ni
tu la keistimewaan apple

 

[Jaynazrin]

zaman dulu memang dah ada touch screen phone dan pad...cumer too costly utk dikomersilkan

 

[hum]

kalau sapa ada telepon ni tahun 83, mmg cukup kaya orang itu..haha..
aku first pegang komputer pun tahun 98..tu pun komputer orang..

 

[Niyang]

kalo thn 1980an dah ade touchscreen, sure time nih tech hologram dah ada guna pakai.. cuma tgg masa nak pasarkan... lg futuristik....