Laptop History

By Krouse

  • The first portable laptop.

    The first portable laptop.
    it was called the Xerox Note taker. the company that it was made by is called The Xerox PARC. It weighed 10.7 kilograms and it only had 10 prototypes

  • The First Laptop, the Comodore PET.

    The First Laptop, the Comodore PET.
    The creators were Chuck Peddle, BillSeiler, and John Feagans. The screens width was nine inches, it had its own cassette, and cost $795.00.

  • The Grid Compass

    The Grid Compass
    In 1979 Willium Moggridge made the Grid Compass. NASA used this device. The Grid had 340k byes of storage. The computer was used in space shuttles and the operating rooms.

  • The next portable laptop

    The next portable laptop
    The Osborne 1 is the next portabe laptop. it was invented by The Osborne Computer Corporation. It weighed 10.7 kilgrams.

  • The Commodore 64

    The Commodore 64
    The Commodore 64 was invented in 1982. The computer wieghted 3.8 ounces and the power came through a double A battery.

  • The TRS 80 model 100

    The TRS 80 model 100
    The TRS 80 model 100 came out in March 1983.is weighed 3.8 pounds.

  • 1988 Compaq SLT

    1988 Compaq SLT
    The Compaq SLT weighed 114 pounds. if you broke the battery it would cost 130 dollars for a new one.

  • Apple Newton Message Pad

    Apple Newton Message Pad
    The Newton Message Pad was one of the first Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices. It was the first computer/ writing pad to email, fax, and plug in memory cards.