Evolution of Laptops (Portable Computers) 1975 - 2020

The Evolution of Laptops and Notebook Computers This was the first

portable

computer the IBM 5100 Shown here turned on and connected to an external monitor Although it weighed 55 pounds, it was much lighter and more

portable

than previous

computers

Xerox note taking was a little more portable and its keyboard folded out to reveal the screen it used. So what did highly advanced technology include? 256 kilobytes of RAM and a 5 megahertz Intel CPU Released in April 1981. The Osborne is recognized as the first portable computer. It was the first commercially successful laptop computer that cost eighteen hundred dollars, weighed 25 pounds, and shipped with a large software package. year Epson released a small battery-powered laptop that changed the screen size for convenience It was hailed by Businessweek magazine as the fourth r

evolution

in personal computing And it created some problems Unless it's the new absent HX 20 laptop It does the that most

computers

do without the power With a built-in screen and printer, you can do real calculations and word processing anywhere.

Grid Compass was the first laptop that was similar to our current

laptops

due to its high price and specialized application. It was used primarily by the US government. NASA used it on the space shuttle in the early 1980s because it was powerful and lightweight, and the Special Forces used it for its ruggedness and use of solid-state memory. The trs-80 sold through RadioShack was popular with journalists They could type about 11 pages of text and then transmit it for editing using the built-in modem Radio Shack's r

evolution

ary Model 100 computer is a telephone directory word processor and dialer even included communicates with the office computer In 1984, the Commodore SX 64 was the first laptop to feature a full-color screen.

It weighed about 20 pounds and sold for nine hundred and ninety-five dollars. It shipped with 64 kilobytes of RAM and a one megahertz CPU. It didn't sell particularly well, but it became popular with users. groups and software developers could quickly pack and unpack the machine to use it to copy software or demonstrate. IBM's convertible PC was the first laptop computer to use the three-and-a-half-inch floppy disk format. What became the industry standard? Like modern

laptops

, it featured power management and the ability to run on batteries. The SLT 286 was the first battery-powered laptop to support an internal hard drive and a VGA-compatible LCD display.

It weighed 14 pounds in 1989. NEC's ultralight was considered to be the first notebook-style laptop computer since it weighed less than five pounds. It was priced at around five thousand dollars and shipped with an 8 megahertz CPU. After the failure of its first laptop, Apple reworked the concept and launched the power book line in October 1991. They immediately caused a stir in the industry with the dark gray casings and pointing device position. It will allow you to run ms-dos software. It will allow you to run Macintosh software. It will allow you to escape. In 1992, Olivetti developed and released the first laptop computer with a touchpad.

The position near the base of the screen was the norm as most applications were text-based and did not require a pointing device. That same year, Olivetti released a smaller laptop computer, the Notebook, capable of recording audio while the computer was off and with almost instant startup. It shipped with a 16 megahertz CPU, one megabyte of RAM, and 20 megabytes of hard drive space. The concerto was the first convertible laptop. It had a detachable keyboard and a touch screen. But the touch screen only worked with the special stylus, like today's tablets. Most of the electronic components were housed in the screen.

This laptop was definitely ahead of its time. In 2002, the Portage 8 was the thinnest laptop developed with only three-quarters of an inch of the thickest part. It also included the first 1.8-inch hard drive. in a laptop The TC 1100 had a unique design, it was a hybrid laptop that included a touch pen and tablet mode. Unfortunately, Windows XP was not a touch operating system which hindered its success. Like the Gig, this was another laptop ahead of its time. Asus launched the 701 in October 2007, which was the first netbook on the market. It featured a 7-inch screen, an Intel Celeron M processor, and a 4-gigabyte hard drive.

The yoga 13 was one of the first modern hybrid laptops to take advantage of the touch functionality of Windows 8. Interface The name yoga is a reference to the design of the unit that allows for different configurations. The Razer Blade was the first truly portable gaming laptop, measuring nine inches thick and weighing 6.5 pounds. The Blade Pro was the most portable 17-inch gaming laptop in its class. The Yoga Book hybrid laptop brought even more functionality in 2016 by using a digitizer panel as a keyboard. The user was able to draw, write and type on the same panel. The downside was the lack of haptic feel and feedback when in keyboard mode.

The 2018 version of the yoga book now uses e-ink for the keyboard panel. Eing allows for a more natural display. drawing surface and custom input layouts depending on the application being used. And most importantly, it allows you to read without wasting battery or having to carry a second device. Asus is currently working on the Precog project, which consists of a yoga-like dual-monitor laptop. book but without the limitations of electronic ink. Both can be used as monitors by connecting an external keyboard. Or both monitors can be used for gaming or presentations. In laptop mode, one monitor is normally used while the other is used as a keyboard or control panel.