First Intel Laptop...

[Guest Kloaked]

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That's not the first Intel-based laptop.

[GriffinA]

That's not the first Intel-based laptop.

U sure? its was never released and I'm told it is the first intel based laptop.

[GriffinA]

Pics or it didn't happen.

Posted

[Guest Kloaked]

U sure? its was never released and I'm told it is the first intel based laptop.

 

The first [recorded] Intel laptop was about $10,000 and used almost exclusively by the government and Nasa and looks nothing like that.

[GriffinA]

Pics or it didn't happen.

Posted

[GriffinA]

something a lot of people actually dont know is that a lot of the pioneering stuff actually had a lot of women involved.

 

the first "computer bug" was found by a lady, which then got world famous for it.

Posted pics btw.

[manikyath]

Posted pics btw.

i've seen them, and am rather unimpressed by the results

[GriffinA]

i've seen them, and am rather unimpressed by the results

What were you expecting? lol its like 4 inches thick.

[manikyath]

What were you expecting? lol its like 4 inches thick.

http://i.imgur.com/9rGqGLk.jpg

 

this form factor was more popular in the early days.

 

those cables also look a lot more modern than "early laptop days"

 

EDIT: that thing is actually running an intel 8088 microprocessor.

[GriffinA]

The first [recorded] Intel laptop was about $10,000 and used almost exclusively by the government and Nasa and looks nothing like that.

any idea on price? sorry to let you down

[GriffinA]

http://i.imgur.com/9rGqGLk.jpg

 

this form factor was more popular in the early days.

 

those cables also look a lot more modern than "early laptop days"

 

EDIT: that thing is actually running an intel 8088 microprocessor.

Ah yeah. Okay I think this is intels first "Notebook" laptop.

[Guest Kloaked]

any idea on price? sorry to let you down

 

It's okay. It's still a cool relic.

 

I'm not totally sure tbh, and I'm not all that confident you'll find your answer on this forum.

[GriffinA]

It's okay. It's still a cool relic.

 

I'm not totally sure tbh, and I'm not all that confident you'll find your answer on this forum.

Okay thanks. Ive concluded that its probs intels first "Notebook" 

[manikyath]

Ah yeah. Okay I think this is intels first "Notebook" laptop.

actually, from some quick research, my first hit on google predates yours by about 10 years.

[babadoctor]

HOOOLLYYY SHITTT

[manikyath]

Ah yeah. Okay I think this is intels first "Notebook" laptop.

form factor doesnt really mean a lot. unless if its really odd shapes.

[GriffinA]

HOOOLLYYY SHITTT

thx

[EliasNM]

actually, from some quick research, my first hit on google predates yours by about 10 years.

I found that it was marketed as the first laptop along with Gavilan, the PC-5000, so this is about 10 years later, the first mention I found was on PCMag in July of '93, so this is after a few generations later, no doubt it makes it a relic of sorts, if '93 is the release year is 22 years old.

[manikyath]

I found that it was marketed as the first laptop along with Gavilan, the PC-5000, so this is about 10 years later, the first mention I found was on PCMag in July of '93, so this is after a few generations later, no doubt it makes it a relic of sorts, if '93 is the release year is 22 years old.

it may be interesting for museums if its from around the time we made the switch from "portable computer" to "laptop"

 

but this is much more of a slower process than "BAM look its a laptop"

[Bsmith]

We have cone a long way.....

[Guest trucker2]

The first laptop that was geneally available was a Tandy TRS model 4 I believe. Cant remember if it used an intel 8080 or a zilog z80. Would last two weeks on AA batteries and the OS was ROM basic, Forget who made the first "clamshell" formfactor so common today but I thought it was an IBM 8088 machine, think it used zero wait state mem to extend batterty life.

 

Anyhow great post!

[Psykomantis00]

Benchmark it. See how it compares to an i7 with a 4 way titan x.