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A Visual Walk Through The History of Laptop Computers

by , 2:10 PM EST, February 25th, 2008

The laptop, then notebook, computer has been transformed from a 20+ pound behemoth in the 1980s to svelte 3 pound sub-compacts today, according to Steve Hamm at BusinessWeek in this recent, interesting walk through the timeline.

We've gone from this:


Osborne 1, 1981, $1795

To this, in just about 25 years.


MacBook Air, 2008, $1799

One has to wonder what the next twenty-five years will be like.

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Close Name:geoduck Posts: 1665 Joined: 30 Dec 2003
Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:43 pm Subject:

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One has to wonder what the next twenty-five years will be like.

I guess if present trends continue in 2033 laptops will be lighter than air and occupy negative space.


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Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:32 pm Subject: The Osborne
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Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:26 pm Subject: osborne is pretty heavy for the lap
Close Name:WetcoastBob Posts: 70 Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:00 am Subject: Trends

It is obvious! In 25 years from now a leading edge laptop will cost $1803.00.


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Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:37 pm Subject: Osborne Past
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