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IBM 610
According to Columbia University, this was the first 'Personal Computer'. -
Hewlett-Packard release their first "Personal Computer"
The Hewlett Packard 9100A -
Tablet PC
Alan Kay envisioned the DynaBook tablet computer at Xerox. The target audience of the DynaBook was originally designed for children to learn and gather information. -
Xerox Desktop Computer
The Xerox Corporation releases the Alto, a personal computer designed for reasearch purposes. It had a fully functioning keyboard, mouse, and ethernet networking system, so that information could be easily shared between computers. -
Apple 2
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Notebook computer Osborne 1
The size of a sewing machine and had no battery life, thus making it unpopular -
IBM PC
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Apple release Lisa
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Apple Macintosh
Apple introduces the Macintosh -
The First Mac Portable
It had a 640x480 black and white display, and a 16 MHz processor at a time when most portable computers were running at 10-12 MHz. It also had an amazing ten hour battery lifetime. Weighed 17 lbs. -
Macintosh Powerbook
Apple's PowerBook 500 was the first portable computer to include a touchpad, or trackpad, for mouse input. This portable computer was also the first to incorporate 16 bit stereo sound. -
iMac
Apple releases the iMac -
Portable Computers
Apple Computer releases the Mac mini computer for $500 -
Netbook
Sub-compact laptops. ( Smaller than the normal sized laptop) -
Thinnest Laptops
The laptop is only .76 inches in height and has a 13.3 inch glossy screen that displays at 1280x800 resolution.