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Re:The Chair by phil on Friday March 04, 2011 @12:44PM (#2288951)
Can you find an example of a pre-PowerBook laptop that has a form factor with these traits?

  * Clamshell with hinge at the back of the case, not in the middle.
  * Keyboard at the back of the case.
  * Blank area in front of the keyboard to rest your wrists.
  * Pointing device centered in this blank area, with mouse buttons below pointer.
There were earlier laptops with some of those elements, but I'm pretty sure the PowerBook was the first to bring them all together.
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Re:The Chair by blub on Wednesday March 09, 2011 @04:12AM (#2304366)
The items you have enumerated are not essential to the form factor in my opinion.

Depending on how deep you go into details you certanily can't find any other laptops because you're describing an exact copy of the PowerBook.

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