>> I believe that Manny Fernandez referred to the
Gavilan as a "laptop"
computer. That would be, what?, around 1983. Up
until then, the term
was "notebook" computer. Anyone have an earlier cite?
This was discussed on another list a few years ago and, as you'd imagine,
no conclusion was drawn.
Around '83-'84 there are several magazine and newspaper references to
"lap-sized" computers.
Here's a July 7, 1984 reference:
http://groups.google.com/group/fa.info-mac/browse_thread/thread/fb7a9bc9eaa…