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The first portable computer
the mcm/70 was one of the first microcomputers released. it was also the first portable computer on the market. it had an 800khz processor, between 2 and 8kb of RAM,32kb ROM, and a tiny one-line plasma display for output. -
the first square screen laptop
osborne 1 was the first popular portable computer. its design was created by adam osborne, and the most important specification requirement at that time was that the osborne 1 had to fit under an airplane seat. -
first remotely portable computer
the tandy radio shack model 100 was one of the first portable computers that was remotely affordable. At the time it cost $599 and came with a 2.4mhz processor, 8-32k of RAM and a 40x8 character LCD display. -
the first mac portable
the macintosh portable was never a very popular portable computer. it had a 640x480 black and white display, and 16MHz processor at a time when most portable computers were running at 10-12 MHz. it also had an amazing ten hour battery life. -
first netbook look alike
the poquet PC was a surprisingly powerful minicomputer that ran DOS. It ran off two AA batteries for weeks or months because of advanced power management features such as shutting off the CPU when it wasn't in use. -
macintosh powerbook
apples powerbook 500 was the first portable computer to include a touchpad, or trackpad, for mouse input.this innovation soon replaced trackballs on all apple computers.this apple computer was the first to incorporate 16bit stereo sound. -
ibm thinkpad
the IBM thinkpad 770E weighed 7.7 pounds and packed 266 MHz processor, 32mb of RAM, and a 5 gb hard drive with windows 95 installed . the battery life was about 3.5 hours. Also included in this design was a fingerprint reader to keep this portable computer completely secure. -
the first tablet
the lenovo x41 introduced an exciting new laptop/tablet conversion feature that made it truly unique. Add to this the 1.5 GHz processor, 512 mb of RAM, and a 40gb hard drive, all packaged in a tiny tablet that weighed only 3.5 pounds -
the thinnest laptop
2008 the macbook air made history as the thinnest laptop to date. the laptop is only .76 inches in height and has a 13.3 inch glossy screen that displays at 1280 x 800 resolution. the macbook air comes with a 1.8Ghz intel core 2 duo, an 80gb solid-state hard drive, and 2gb of memory. its trackpad supports multi-touch gestures like those of the macbook pro or iphone. unfortunately, the $1799 laptop does not please everyone
