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S01E10: Dream Machine: How Alan Kay envisioned the future of modern laptops, tablet computers, and e-books

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Inventing the Dynabook: Revolutionizing Learning with Personal Computers

The chapter delves into the background and inspirations of Kay, who conceptualized the idea of a personal computer for children. It explores his influences from inventors like Sutherland and Engelbart, Logo programming language, and his proposal for the Dynabook.

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