QUESTION = It's hard to imagine a time when touchpads were not with us. However, this input device didn't exist before 1988. It quickly reached the market and received wide consumer acceptance as an alternative to the ubiquitous mouse.
ANSWER = According to "Smart Computing Encyclopedia", the touchpad was invented in 1988 by George E. Gerpheide.
Apple Computer was the first to license and use the touch pad in its Powerbook laptops in 1994.
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