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First 'Commercial' Computer Release (PDP_1)
Type 31 High Precision Display
200Khz
Essential step in the history of all personal computing first 'commercial' computer to come with keyboard and monitor. -
First Portable Microcomputer Becomes Available. (The MCM/70)
800Khz processor
2-8kb of RAM
32kb of ROM
One-line plasma output display
$5000-$9000 depending on attatchments
Revolutionary microcomputer however less than ideal price range and use personally. It was almost a decade before the availabilty of a more affordable and personable 'laptop' became available. -
First Popular Portable Computer (The Osbourne 1)
4 MHz processor
64kb of ram
$1795
Although majorly flawed it was the beginning of a blossoming relationship between humans and portable technology. -
First Macintosh Portable Computer (The Macintosh Portable)
16 MHz processor
640X480 display
7.7 kg
Not the most popular Macintosh personal computer, Although it is worth noting the speed of its processer which was ahead of most personal computers at the time. -
First Colour Screen Display On Portable Computers (IBM ThinkPad 700)
10.4 inch color TFT display
25 MHz processor
120MB hard drive
Windows 3.1 operating system
$4350
Although expensive and not exceedingly popular it did boast a colour screen that was not being used in other portable computer at the time. -
Enter Wireless (Apple iBook G3)
300 MHz PowerPC processor
32 - 64mb of memory
3.2 - 6 gb hard drive
CDROM. It weighed
$1599
Not the first in the iBook series. But change in thinking and modeling from apple leads to one of thier most significant achievements in the portable computing and computing worlds. First ever computer with built in wireless technology -
Tablet's Catch Up (Apple Ipad)
Once again although not exactly a new concept the thinking and modelling around the Ipad has completely revolutionised the tablet and is now considered an integral part of personal portable computing.
