The Evolution of Portable Computers From the Osborne 1 to the Epson HX20

Описание: Immediately the Grid Compass was launched which by its design set a standard for modern laptops The Grid Compass 1101 was the first clamshell laptop and due to its small size it was used by NASA in their space shuttle program at the time The laptop was equipped with an Intel 8086 processor and had a 320 x 240 pixel display all in a package that weighed 5 kilograms Epson launched in 1982 the first portable computer with a built-in printer which was small enough to fit in a briefcase The Epson HX20 featured a 68-keyboard rechargeable batteries a very small LCD screen 120 x 32 pixels and 16 kilobytes of RAM all for the price of just $759 about $2,300