Who invented the laptop computer?

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It was invented in 1968 Dr. Alan Kay at XEROX PARC. In his vision he referred to it as the Dynabook - for a "dynamic book". Its first actual implementation was a "desktop" called the ALTO - for Palo Alto, California where Xerox PARC is located.

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One of the first commercially available laptop computers was invented by Adam Osborne in 1981. It was called the "Osborne 1" and cost $1795. It came bundled with $1500 worth of programs. It had a tiny computer screen built into it.

(The Osborne 1 and Kaypro II were not really laptops, but "luggables" - at 23.5 lb and 29 lb, respectively)

One of the first "laptops" may well have been the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100, with weight of approximately 3.1 lb.

 

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