History of laptops - Wikipedia
WEBThe first clamshell laptop, the Grid Compass, was made in 1982. Enclosed in a magnesium case, it introduced the now familiar design in which the flat display folded shut against the keyboard. The computer was equipped with a 320×200-pixel electroluminescent display and 384 kilobyte bubble memory.
Laptop Computer History
WEBJul 13, 2023 · Developed by Adam Osborne in April 1981, the Osborne I was the first truly portable computer and was recognized as the first true laptop computer. It weighed 24½-pounds and had a 5" display. Epson released the Epson HX-20 in 1981. It was the first portable computer with a built-in printer.
Laptop - Wikipedia
WEBThe first "laptop-sized notebook computer" was the Epson HX-20, [12] [13] invented (patented) by Suwa Seikosha's Yukio Yokozawa in July 1980, [14] introduced at the COMDEX computer show in Las Vegas by Japanese company Seiko Epson in 1981, [15] [13] and released in July 1982.
Laptop computer | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBThe first true laptop to make it to market, the Osborne 1, hit shelves in April 1981. Created by Adam Osborne, the computer featured a 12.7-centimetre (5-inch) screen and weighed 11.1 kilograms (24.5 pounds).
The History of Laptop Computers - ThoughtCo
WEBOct 4, 2019 · The First Laptop. The Grid Compass was designed in 1979 by a Briton named William Moggridge (1943–2012) for Grid Systems Corporation. It was one-fifth the weight of any model equivalent in performance and was used by NASA as part of the space shuttle program in the early 1980's.
Who Invented the Laptop? 7 Early Portable Computers That ... - MUO
WEBMar 23, 2023 · Developed largely for NASA's nascent Space Shuttle program, work on the GRiD Compass began in 1979, and released in 1982. Designed by Bill Moggridge, the computer is regarded as the first “clamshell” laptop and featured an 8MHz Intel 8086 CPU, 34Kb of memory, a 320 × 240 display, and built-in modem.
The Evolution of the Modern Laptop: From 1982 to 2012
WEBAug 27, 2024 · The Toshiba Libretto was the first laptop marketed as a subnotebook because of its tiny size. It was just a little baby Windows PC about the size of a novel that weighed 840 g/1.85 lbs.
40 years of the laptop: how mobile PCs changed the world
WEBMay 6, 2019 · The first portable laptop that really looked like a laptop was the Grid Compass 1101, which was released in 1983. It featured the clamshell design, with the screen able to be folded up...
The laptop turns 35 - New Atlas
WEBApr 4, 2016 · The first laptop that was portable with a battery was the MicroOffice Roadrunner designed by Daniel Ferrara of Ferrara Design Inc and The electronics by James Dunn.
History of the Laptop, The - IT History Society
WEBIn 1968, Alan Kay of Xerox PARC brainstormed the idea of a “personal, portable information manipulator.” Kay proposed his idea further in the abstract paper entitled “the Dynabook.” This became the hallmark and inspiration of the first commercially available portable computers.