The Grid Compass
Time: Thursday Apr 1, 1982
Place: U.S.
Details: The first mobile computers were heavy and ran from mains power. The first laptops, such as the Grid Compass, removed this requirement by incorporating batteries – and with the continued miniaturization of computing resources and advancements in portable battery life.
‹ Earlier in historyLeach sent orders to a Royal Navy force carrying out exercisesThursday Apr 1, 1982 Later in history ›Approval was given to form a task force to retake the islandsFriday Apr 2, 1982
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