Jim Sutton had a long and distinguished career at HP across a number of product groups such as calculator and PC. While many thing the touch devices such as smartphones are a recent development, in fact Jim led the team that developed basic touch technology back in 1983 leading to the launch of the first touch device known as the HP 150.
![touch screen computer](https://e6cd41.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hp150-touch-screen.jpg?time=1738704058)
So – when you are pecking away at your phone, you can say thanks to Jim and his team.