But before the now iconic clamshell form factor became the standard, there was a market for so-called “portable” computers. These machines often resembled pieces of luggage with keyboards ...

A lightweight computer that can be easily transported. Portable computing started in ... word processor specialized for the machine's small screen. With two floppy disks for storage, its RAM ...

There was a time when a portable computer that was any ... 5V to 3.3V that is inconsequential for a desktop computer is a battery-killer in a small device, so we’re pointed at the array of ...

Many handheld and portable computers include flat panel displays (FPDs) that use LCD or gas plasma technologies. In LCDs, an electric current passes through a liquid crystal solution that is trapped ...

Created by British-American software publisher and computer designer Adam Osborne, the Osborne 1 is recognized as the first commercially successful portable computer, shipping in April 1981 ...

RIT has created minimum security requirements for desktop and laptop computers. RIT uses many types of computing devices, physical and virtual (desktop, portable, tablet, smartphone, etc.), to access ...