The iPhone was born in 1983.
Crazy, right?
Hartmut Esslinger, founder of design firm frog design, designed a touchscreen phone prototype for Apple while he was under contract by the company to work on projects like the Apple IIc.
This is a prime example of not letting your dreams and ideas die, but nurturing them and letting them grow. Sure, this phone isn’t nearly as awesome as an iPhone, but it was one of many steps toward it.
Take a look: