7 years of mactablet rumours

This is a trip down amnesia lane:

• eWEEK, November 2002, "Waiting for the Mac Tablet":

  "It's my strong belief - let's call it a hunch - that prototype Mac tablets are already making the rounds among select developers."

• Engadget, May 2005, "Apple's patented the Tablet Mac"

  "[Tablet-Mac rumors] became substantiated today when Apple's secret plans for a tablet PC were ... revealed.

• CutMeLoose.com, May 2005, "Apple Tablet PC sightings"

  "I have no less than 5 sources saying an Apple Tablet announcement is due soon."

• Cnet UK, November 2007, "Apple Tablet PC is real, says Asus"

  "You can bet your bottom dollar [a tablet Mac] is being built as you read this."

• Mac|Life, January 2008, "The Apple Tablet Mac: 8 Reasons It’s Gonna Happen"

  "The tablet rumor has been around for the last couple years, but now, all the ducks are in a row."

• ZDNet, May 2008, "Tablet Mac coming this fall"

  "A little birdy tells me that Apple will announce a 12 or 13-inch tablet in the fall of this year."

• Wired, July 2008, "Apple to Launch MacBook Touch?"

  "The blogosphere is aflutter with rumors of a touchscreen Mac tablet."

• Industry Standard, December 2008, "Apple announces Mac tablet at Macworld 2009?"

  "Could this 6 year old rumor finally come true?"

And neither has The Reg been immune to tablet temptations. Witness:

• December 2003, "Delayed tablet Mac to launch next month?"

  "Apple's much-rumoured launch of a tablet-style device may come to fruition early next year."

• August 2004, "Euro filing reveals Apple 'handheld computer'"

  "Apple may finally be about to bring [the tablet Mac] to market."