Priced at $4,000, the first ever "laptop" weighed 9 pounds ... portable computers such as the 28 pounder (13 kg) Compaq Portable. Gavilan Computer Corp. declared bankruptcy and closed in 1985.

[Autuin] found a Compaq Portable III destined for the scrap bin ... Unfortunately, being a 286, the computer couldn’t do much. He could take the usual route; which is to remove all the internals ...

The modern laptop has its origins in the mid to late ... defining characteristic of portables such as the Osborne 1 and Compaq Portable, and it’s great to see it included here.

Created by British-American software publisher and computer designer Adam Osborne, the Osborne 1 is recognized as the first commercially successful portable computer, shipping in April 1981 ...

The supposedly portable computers of the early 1980s, such as Osborne 1 and Compaq, were conventional ... In fact, the design for the first tablet PC was set out in 1968, long before most of ...

A lightweight computer that can be easily transported. Portable computing started in 1981, when Adam Osborne introduced his CP/M-based business computer called the Osborne 1. It came bundled with ...

First it requires a computer language ... Bill Murto What IÍve brought today is a Compaq portable computer. When Bill Murto, another Compaq founder got a plug on a cable TV show their selling ...

The current laptop line is the MacBook, introduced in 2006. The first portable Mac came out in 1989. See MacBook and Macintosh Portable. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

In January of 1954, supported by the military, engineers from Bell Labs built the first computer without vacuum tubes. Known as TRADIC (for TRAnsistorized DIgital Computer), the machine was a mere ...

Fun fact: The first Compaq Portable computer shipped in 1983 and cost more than $8,400 in today’s dollars. Wow, times have changed. Still, your computer is a significant investment, and you want ...

ProGrade Digital, renowned producer of high-end memory cards and card readers, has now released what could turn out to be one of the best portable SSDs. Available in 2TB, 4TB and 8TB capacities ...