On Monday, November 3, 2003, at 12:55 PM, chris wrote:
>> It depends on how you define the words "first", "true" and "portable".
>> This may seem like ridiculous quibbling but the problem is that you
>> must
>> judge based on a specified set of conditions, otherwise the title is
>> meaningless.
>
> What would be considered the first "laptop" by today's laptop
> standards?
> (ie: can actually sit on your lap, and has a self contained battery
> power
> supply, screen, and keyboard).
Radio Shack Model 100?
>
> I saw someone the other day try to claim that Apple released the first
> laptop computer (Mac Portable), but I'm sure it wasn't anywhere near
> the
> first (it was released in 1989 IIRC)
>
> -chris
> <http://www.mythtech.net>
>
>
Received on Mon Nov 03 2003 - 13:19:28 GMT