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1981, was the Epson HX-20, a battery powered portable computer, with a 20-character by 4 line LCD display and a built-in printer.
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In 1983, Radio Shack released the TRS-80 Model 100, a 4 lb. battery operated portable computer with a flat and more of a laptop design.
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In February 1984, IBM announced the IBM 5155 Portable Personal Computer
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Three years later in 1986, Radio Shack released the improved and smaller TRS Model 200.
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In 1988, Compaq Computer introduces its first laptop PC with VGA graphics - the Compaq SLT/286.
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In 1989, NEC UltraLite was released, considered by some to be the first "notebook style" computer. It was a laptop size computer which weighed under 5 lbs.
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September 1989, Apple Computer released the first Macintosh Portable