Photos: Microsoft shows off 'Milan' 
Published: 30 May 2007 17:58 BST
In all, Microsoft built more than 85 early prototypes for a tabletop computer, often hand-building new ones out of plywood. Among the possibilities was this one, dubbed the "Tub" for obvious reasons.
For a variation on the theme from outside Redmond, see "Photos: HP Labs' high-tech coffee table."
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