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Invention: William Moggridge invented the laptop for Grid System Corporation
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The laptop was used by NASA on the space shuttle program
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Adam Osborne produced the Osborne 1, the original true portable computer
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Epson HX-20 was released, a battery powered computer
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Kazuhiko Nishi and Bill Gates started designing a portable computer and Radio Shack agreed to manufacture their design
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Manny Fernandez designed a laptop computer for businessmen and started Gavilan Computer, the original fully functioning laptop
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Compaq Computer made the first PC laptop with VGA graphics
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NEC UltraLite made the first notebook style laptop
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Apply Computer made the first Macintosh Portable
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Microsoft made the first Microsoft BallPoint Mouse
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Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) were made, the original pen-operated laptop