Grid Compass Laptop Computer (1 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Grid Compass(written GRiD by its manufacturer GRiD Systems Corporation) was arguablythe first laptop computer, when the initial model, the 1101 wasintroduced in April 1982. The computer was designed by Britishindustrial designer Bill Moggridge in 1979, and first sold three yearslater. The design used a clamshell case (where the screen folds flat tothe rest of the computer when closed), which was made from a magnesiumalloy. The computer featured an Intel 8086 processor, a 320 x 240-pixelelectroluminescent display, 340-kilobyte magnetic bubble memory, and a1200 bit/s modem. Devices such as hard drives and floppy drives could beconnected via the 488 I/O (also known as the GPIB or General PurposeInstrumentation Bus). This port made it possible to connect multipledevices to the addressable device bus. It weighed 5 kg (11 lb). Thepower input is ~110/220 V AC, 47-66 Hz, 75 W.…