Touch Screens, Original appearance to everyday use

Touch Screens first appeared in an article in 1983 in both the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. The original touch screen computer was a nine inch green phosphor screen. It was big news for technology. The idea behind pointing to something and having the ability to edit it with your finger versus typing in different codes was an entirely new idea. At the time it was thought that a touch screen would create a realism that hadn't been achieved before. It was a big idea, but only certain aspects to the screen were "touch". There were only so many uses for a computer in 1983. Especially when considering a green phosphor screen.

The first use of "Touch Screen" in a scholarly article was in a Technology and Culture journal in 1983, shortly after HP came out with this big invention. The article explained how the touch screen would create easier and faster research capabilities and data access. Today, touch screens are in everyone's everyday life. iPhones, iPads, iPods, tablets, smart phones, touch screen computers, touch screens in cars. You can't go somewhere without seeing one today. In addition they have substantially more capabilities than they did in 1983. Not only the definition, but also the capabilities and look to touch screens has drastically changed since 1983.