12 Sep
2012
12 Sep
'12
10:59 p.m.
From another debate (I guess it's just seasonal)
but seriously.. you'd
think the term would have been trademarked or patent
applied, etc somewhere
that a company officially called a device a notebook or laptop?!
regardless from another long winded thread points out an interesting system
I'd never previously heard of (probably should have though)
http://www.xnumber.com/xnumber/MCM_70_microcomputer.htm MCM/70 from Micro
Computer Machines Inc. Although the years referenced between 3 different
sites I've read about say it was out in 1972, 73 (wikipedia), and 74
(old-computers) but argument sake aside. Apparently it had a 1 line
display, programmed APL, and per the articles actually did have an option
for battery power.
Timeline wise certainly makes a good effort at the argued technology.