| Page: 1 |
1) Where Did the Laptop Come From?
Author:
Isla Campbell
Category:
Computers
You see them everywhere; laptop computers used by consumers, regardless of their location - on the bus, train, at work and at home. But how did they actually come about? Who had the first idea to take a large personal computer and turn it into a small, compact, transportable device?
The first recorded idea of a laptop computer was penned by William Moggridge in 1979. He designed a computer that was one fifth of the weight of a desk computer, and which was first used by NASA on...
|
| Page: 1 |