Laptop Evolution
Laptop Evolution
Laptop Evolution
LAPTOP EVOLUTION
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The history of laptops describes the efforts, begun in the 1970s,
the IBM 5100 was more portable and much lighter and its weighed 55-pounds.
1976The Dynabook, the first laptop, was introduced by Alan Kay while working
at Xerox PARC in 1976. Due to its very flat shape, it was also known as a
slate computer or tablet PC. The primary intention of inventing the Dynabook was to
gain access to digital media for children. It was officially named the Xerox Note Taker
as it was designed to show what could be done and to implement new technology
1979In 1979, the GRiD Compass, the most portable computer at the time,
was designed by Bill Moggridge, which was also the closest example of a laptop computer.
In the early 1980s, the GRiD Compass was used byNASA in its space shuttle program.
The first truly portable computer, the Osborne I, was invented by Osborne Computer Corporation in
April 1981. It was designed by Adam Osborne; therefore, its name was Osborne I.
It had a 5" display and weighed 24½-pounds, which was less than that of the Xerox Note Taker. Hence, it
was widely considered as the commercial portable computer.
1983In 1983, the portable computer, the TRS-80 Model 100, was invented
by Radio Shack in the United States. It was one of the first portable computers
that came with an LCD feature. This portable computer was sold in Japan and was originally
manufactured by Kyocera.
1984The Commodore SX-64, the first portable computer that came with a
1985This was a year in which the laptop, Bond well 2 was introduced that
was based upon the first portable computers like the Xerox Note Taker and Osborne 1.
It had 3.5 inches floppy disk drive, and used a Z-80 CPU at four megahertz. Also,
1986In 1986, the PC Convertible was invented, which was the first laptop by IBM.
It was the first laptop that had a weight below 15 pounds; its weight was 12-pounds.
1988In 1988, the Compaq SLT/286, the first laptop computer, was released
by Compaq. It was the first laptop that contained an internal hard drive and
was invented by Apple. It was not a more common laptop. It did not sell well,
and its cost was $6500 at the time of release. Also, in the same year 1989,
the NEC Ultra Lite was introduced by NEC, which had less than 5-pounds weight.
1991Apple did not get success with their Macintosh Portable laptop;
therefore, Apple began to re-work the laptop concept. And in October 1991,
1992In 1992, the APM specification for laptop computers was developed and
released by Intel and Microsoft by working together. APM is short for advance
d power management. Also, in the same year, the first laptop that featured a touchpad was developed
and released by Olivetti.
which name was Toshiba Portege 2000. It was only ¾ of an inch at the thickest part. It was also the first
laptop featured the first 1.8-inch hard drive.
2003In 2003, the first laptop that contained feature a slim DVD-ROM
and a 7" screen. Also, it was the first net book to be available.
This is because the technology has advanced over the years that led to many improvements in laptops.
Hence, laptops have become more useful in various fields.
they got much smaller in size and less weighty as technology has developed.