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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Personal computer hardware, Tablet personal computer, Desktop computer, Laptop, Tablet computer, Home theater PC, Enthusiast computing, Home server, Home network, Pocket Computer Phone, Public computer, Desktop customization. Excerpt: A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device (a touchpad, also known as a trackpad, and/or a pointing stick) and speakers into a single unit. A laptop is powered by mains electricity via an AC adapter, and can be used away from an outlet using a rechargeable battery. Portable computers, originally monochrome CRT-based and developing into the modern laptops, and were originally considered to be a small niche market, mostly for specialized field applications such as the military, accountants and sales representatives. As portable computers became smaller, lighter, cheaper, more powerful and as screens became larger and of better quality, laptops became very widely used for all sorts of purposes. Alan Kay with "Dynabook" prototype The Epson HX-20As the personal computer became feasible in the early 1970s, the idea of a portable personal computer followed. A "personal, portable information manipulator" was imagined by Alan Kay at Xerox PARC in 1968, and described in his 1972 paper as the "Dynabook." The IBM SCAMP project (Special Computer APL Machine Portable), was demonstrated in 1973. This prototype was based on the PALM processor (Put All Logic In Microcode). The IBM 5100, the first commercially available portable computer, appeared in September 1975, and was based on the SCAMP prototype. As 8-bit CPU machines became widely accepted, the number of portables increased rapidly. The Osborne 1, released in 1981, used the Zilog Z80 and weigh...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781233165872
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 82 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1233165879
  • Publisher Date: 20 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Personal Computer Hardware, Tablet Personal Computer, Desktop Computer, Laptop, Tablet Computer, Home Theater PC
  • Width: 189 mm


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