The iPad 2 could have been considered a myth 20 years ago, but today it is just considered an icon in popular culture. 20 years ago our computers were still huge, and the thought of a handheld tablet doing the same thing as huge computers and more was just unrealistic. I remember my dad always saying when I was young “In the future we will be driving flying cars, and carry around computers like on Star Trek. Obviously this myth back in the day has become a reality, and is now an icon in today’s world.
I think the myth’s back in the day about a so called handheld computer is why we have the iPad 2 today. Someone had to dream about it before it could become a reality. In today’s world we have surpassed some expectations, but we also don’t have flying cars yet. With the iPad 2 you can have all your information at your fingertips and this icon has become a huge “want” by many students, teachers, and professionals.
When I think back to when I was young listening to my dad rabble on about the future, I always thought he was being ridiculous. I always thought it was a myth that something like the iPad 2 would ever exist. But now that I am alive while a tablet PC has come out and works very well, I can see how easily a myth can become a current day icon.
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