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IBM Portable PC 5100
IBM created the first microcomputer ‐ the IBM Portable PC 5100. It was more self‐reliant, rather than portable, able to run without a heavy processor. However, it was this innovation which motivated and encouraged future developments in the laptop industry -
Osborne 1
Adam Osborne founded the Osborne 1 which was the first portable computer able to close up and which came with a handle. It is often considered by historians to be the first laptop created. However, its success was short lived -
GRiD Compass 1101
designed by Bill Moggridge to be the ultimate portable computer. It was the most luxurious of laptops only used by high flyers and the public sector -
Gavilan SC
last of the 3 laptops in the controversy about 'the first laptop created'. While GriD and Osborne may have beaten Manny Fernandez's Gavilan Computer to hit the markets, the Gavilan can be said to be the first fully functional laptop -
TRS-‐80 model 200
first laptop able to fold neatly into two halves -
Macintosh Portable
Apple made its grand entrance with a high definition screen and tremendously fast 16MHz processor. -
Mcintosh Portable II
Apple and Sony collaborated to make smaller, light, cheaper and more compelling for consumers. It went on to become Apple's best-‐selling laptop for a decade -
iBook
became the first laptop to be wireless enabled -
Mac book
smaller, lighter, faster, and more appealing in style and capabilities
