George White was the founder of Koala Technologies, the
company that made the KoalaPad. KoalaPad was a touch tablet,
versions were available for the Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore
64, Apple II, and the IBM PC. A version for the TRS-80 Color
Computer was also available, sold as the TRS-80 Touch Pad.
This interview took place on May 20, 2017. If you want to see
George and my chat, a video version of this interview is available,
check the show notes at AtariPodcast.com for that link. I
also interviewed KoalaPad inventor David Thornburg, whom we talk
about in this interview. David's interview will be published
next.
"I regret the fact that I wasn't more forceful in staying true
to my original reason for starting the company which was to make
mice."