Priced at $4,000, the first ever "laptop" weighed 9 pounds ... computers such as the 28 pounder (13 kg) Compaq Portable. Gavilan Computer Corp. declared bankruptcy and closed in 1985.

Created by British-American software publisher and computer designer Adam Osborne, the Osborne 1 is recognized as the first commercially successful portable computer, shipping in April 1981 ...

The first portable computer, developed by Adam Osborne and introduced in 1981. Floppy disk based with 64K of memory, the Osborne 1 used the CP/M operating system and a modified version of the ...

The current laptop line is the MacBook, introduced in 2006. The first portable Mac came out in 1989. See MacBook and Macintosh Portable. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

Planted firmly between a desktop and a laptop, these machines were lovingly called so because they were portable, but just barely. Think Kaypro, Osborne, or the Compaq Portable. First things first ...

Nowadays, it's hard to keep track of the best laptops because every brand has countless models in their lineups and there's an abundant choice. We hardly notice the many innovative convertible and ...

Osborne Computer Corporation's premature announcement of a next-generation product in the early 1980s led to the 'Osborne ...