The Laptop, Circa 1968 120
Harry writes "In 1968, computers tended to occupy entire rooms, and were therefore hard to take with you. But Computerworld reports on Anderson Jacobson's 75-pound Teletype-terminal-in-a-case, an early attempt to let folks compute from anywhere. (Well, anywhere they had power and access to a telephone for the Teletype's acoustic coupler.) Wheels were optional."
Aristotle (Score:5, Funny)
Even back then... (Score:3, Funny)
"Can't wait till they come out with the 300 baud version"
Re:Even back then... (Score:5, Funny)
- "But can they run asynchronous?"
Re:Once upon a time (Score:4, Funny)
Think about what could porn could you look at back then, then tell me if you would still make the trade.
The true first portable modern computer... (Score:5, Funny)
However, the true* first portable computer began its early development in 1956, got approved in 1958 and entered active service in 1962: (*=The one that melts your face off)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/05/tob_minuteman_1/print.html [theregister.co.uk]
quote from TFA:
the American government was already rocking a line of cutting-edge portable computers that -- had they only been more widely released -- would have melted any tech lover's heart. And their face. And probably most everything within a mile radius.
We're speaking, of course, of the first-ever guidance system baked into the US Minuteman 1 nuclear missile. Maximum portability: about 9,700 km (6,000 mi). Target demographic: Commies.
Re:Portables vs. Transportables (Score:5, Funny)
Re:CFLAGS (Score:4, Funny)
Have anyone installed gentoo on it? I would like which CFLAGS to use whit it so to have lightning fast system.
Still compiling the kernel. I'll let you know in 2014.
BTW Anyone had compiz running on it?
Now you're pulling my leg.
Re:Once upon a time (Score:2, Funny)
Slashdvertizement! (Score:3, Funny)
Shame on you, astroturfers.
Re:I used one of these... (Score:4, Funny)
(Yes, I'm a bit above the median age for slashdot readers.)
I could have never guessed by your username...