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A Laptop From 1893

The next time you're feeling all smug and twenty-first century commuting into the office while using your laptop to catch up on emails or prep for a presentation, consider the following. Back in 1893, a publication called The Manufacturer and Builder hyped a new portable typewriter that could "readily be used on the lap, on the desk, on the train—in short, anywhere"—and showed a forward-thinking commuter doing just that. Click through for a closer look at the world's first laptop. More »

1:20 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Lynn Peril
29,020 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: Actually I can top that. in the story Other Worlds by Cyrano de Bergerac in about 1650 there is this description: When I opened a box, I found inside something made of metal, somewhat like our clocks, full of an endless more »