Bill Moggridge, a British designer credited with creating the very first laptop, died Saturday of cancer. He was 69
According to BBC News, Moggridge was the man behind the Grid Compass, the first computer to attach a keyboard to a folding screen. The design went on to become a standard for laptop computers.
Designed by Moggridge in 1979, the Grid Compass made use of an Intel
8086 processor, a 320×240 pixel display, 340kb of memory, and a blazing
1,200 baud modem.
Initially used by NASA during their their shuttle launches in the early 80s, the laptop retailed for $8,150, according to BBC.
The military Special Forces also purchased the machine as it could be used by paratroopers in combat.
Bill
Moggridge, the man who designed the world's first laptop, passed away
last weekend at age 69. Check out the tribute to this amazing innovator.
http://bit.ly/BillMoggridge
Bill Moggridge, a British designer credited with creating the very first laptop, died Saturday of cancer. He was 69
According to BBC News, Moggridge was the man behind the Grid Compass, the first computer to attach a keyboard to a folding screen. The design went on to become a standard for laptop computers.
Designed by Moggridge in 1979, the Grid Compass made use of an Intel
8086 processor, a 320×240 pixel display, 340kb of memory, and a blazing
1,200 baud modem.
Initially used by NASA during their their shuttle launches in the early 80s, the laptop retailed for $8,150, according to BBC.
The military Special Forces also purchased the machine as it could be used by paratroopers in combat.
Bill
Moggridge, the man who designed the world's first laptop, passed away
last weekend at age 69. Check out the tribute to this amazing innovator.
http://bit.ly/BillMoggridgeInitially used by NASA during their their shuttle launches in the early 80s, the laptop retailed for $8,150, according to BBC.
The military Special Forces also purchased the machine as it could be used by paratroopers in combat.
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