Portable Computer
Patent filed October 18th, 1982
Here's the groundbreaking granddaddy of all clamshell-style laptops - Grid’s Compass 1101, which also sported other, less lasting innovations such as a plasma display and bubble memory. The hinge was in the middle rather than the edge, but machines such as the TRS-80 Model 200 soon changed that. I wish my MacBook Pro had a fold-out foot like the one seen here.
See also:
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Republished with permission from PC World (view original version)
