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I have a Tablet PC. A Toshiba R15-S829. I bought it new, and it, and all software on it, is legal. Tablet PC's come with a recovery CD, not an unlocked or unbranded version of the O/S. I would like to have an unbranded version of the WinXP/Tablet PC O/S. Historically, Microsoft only sold these to system builders. Now they are selling them to online retailers, also. I have found it for sale on four different retail websites, and marketed as either..."WIN XP PRO TABLET SP2B" or "Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 W/SP2B". In the Product info sections, it...

Tablet PCs draw a rousing welcome By John G. Spooner CNET News.com February 28, 2003, 5:19 AM PT Manufacturers are having a field day with their new tablet PCs. Top vendors Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba say sales of their tablet PCs--tiny portable computers fitted with pens, touch screens and handwriting-recognition technology--are exceeding predictions made before the devices' November launch. The machines are based on Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition software. Toshiba several times has increased production of its Portege 3500 tablet, after having trouble meeting initial demand, said Mark Simons, vice president of Toshiba's transactional business group. Meanwhile, HP's "tablet...

<p>Most businesspeople spend a great deal of time away from their workspaces. Juggling business trips, formal meetings, and casual confabs with coworkers, people never seem to be at their desks—or at their computers. Although lots of folks carry their PDAs with them, most don't take laptops wherever they go.</p>