Apple had a prototype touchscreen phone in 1983

If you were on Jeopardy and were asked what year Apple released its first touchscreen phone, you would probably say “What is 2007, Alex?” You would be correct, but if things had gone a bit differently, the answer could have been 1983. That year Apple designed a prototype for a landline telephone set with a built-in touchscreen.

The device featured a touchscreen, but it had a monochrome look and implemented a stylus for input. Its design heavily leans on white, and is indicative of Apple’s 1980′s product design scheme (and, to some degree, its present day one). One

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