That's a seminal paper, and when contrasted with the iPad of today, really drives home the point that most of this metamedium's potential is still not harnessed.
The average tablet today (closest to the "dynabook" idea) is packaged in dumbed-down ways to maximize profits -- it's been turned into a finely-tuned machine for consuming entertainment, instead of its promise of a "dynamic medium for creative thought".
The average tablet today (closest to the "dynabook" idea) is packaged in dumbed-down ways to maximize profits -- it's been turned into a finely-tuned machine for consuming entertainment, instead of its promise of a "dynamic medium for creative thought".