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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by ghaff on Monday April 12, 2021 @08:17AM (#26778529)
The Grid Compass was probably the first true laptop in 1982. But it ran a proprietary operating system by default and costs about $8,000 in 1982 money. The Data General-One came out in 1984 and might be a better candidate. But neither of those were really mainstream.
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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by thinkmassive on Monday April 12, 2021 @09:39AM (#26779265)
Don’t neglect the Model 100...

“The TRS-80 Model 100 is a portable computer introduced in 1983. It is one of the first notebook-style computers, featuring a keyboard and liquid crystal display, in a battery-powered package roughly the size and shape of a notepad or large book.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_100

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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by ghaff on Monday April 12, 2021 @11:57AM (#26780893)
It wasn't a laptop in the modern sense though.
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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by thinkmassive on Monday April 12, 2021 @04:16PM (#26784594)
For any reason other than it doesn't fold in half?
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