[closed]

It's neat to see tablets discussed in the context of modern tools. I recently helped edit an article for Great Tables[1] that discusses the history of tables like this, and recently Hannes mentioned a protocuniform tablet in his duckdb keynote at posit::conf()[2].

There's something really inspiring from realizing how far back tables go.

[1]: https://posit-dev.github.io/great-tables/blog/design-philoso...

[2]: https://youtu.be/GELhdezYmP0?si=bSISmFjeRpKxfLWq

[kijin]

"Table" and "tablet" literally have the same root. It's flat surface, a two-dimensional blank space that is perfect for laying out data, dinner, or anything else you'd like to display.