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One of the First
In 1983, Tandy's Radio Shack division launched the Model 100 Micro Executive Workstation. It weighed only four pounds and included a built-in word processor, name and address list and modem. The Model 100 was inspiration for the huge portable market that followed. (Image courtesy of Tandy Corporation.)
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A Decade of Difference
Comparing the specifications of these two Toshiba laptops is striking. With a CPU sixty times faster, a hundred times more memory and two hundred times more disk space, the model on the right bears little resemblance to the one on the left with its small 8.5" screen.
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Never Enough Power!
The only problem with portable computers is that the batteries never last long enough. This lithium ion battery from Hi-Capacity (www.hicapacity.com), which easily slips under the laptop, can add up to seven more hours of run time.
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