[extropy-chat] History of the portable computer

[Samantha Atkins]

Ah back in the day..  fond memories of running from one far gate on one 
side of Chicago's O'Hare to a far gate on the other side toting the 28 
lb. compaq "Portable".

- samantha

On Mar 24, 2005, at 8:43 PM, Keith Henson wrote:

> At 08:30 PM 24/03/05 +0000, BillK wrote:
>> <http://www.mobilepcmag.com/features/2005_04/birthofnotebook.html>
>>
>> 1975 IBM 5100                 50lbs
>> 1982 Compaq Portable      28 lbs
>> 1989 NEC UltraLite
>> 1992 IBM ThinkPad 700C
>> 1994 Apple PowerBook 500
>> 2004 OQO Model 01   Full WinXP pc -  4.9 inches by 3.4 inches
>>
>> Good article, nice pics.
>>
>> You young kids have it too easy nowadays.  I remember when we had to
>> carry our 28 lbs portable computer around, AND extra batteries, AND
>> ........
>
> To school, in the snow, uphill both ways.
>
> Keith Henson
>
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