Eric Allen
CI366
PC Notebook and Palm Computers
10/5/99
We’ve come a long way from the first successful portable computer. The Osborne, was introduced in 1981 and weighed 25 pounds, it came with 64 kilobits of memory. The Osborne’s limited capacity and portability made it awkward compared to today’s notebooks. And the cost was close to $1800, that’s not to affordable for the 1980’s.
Through relentless pursuit of technology, notebooks of today are just a step-down from the desktop PC. The notebooks of today are lightweight, weighing about 7 pounds and just as functional as your home computer. These notebooks occupy the same software and operating systems as the desktop. With the performance of today’s notebooks nothing, time and speed will not be sacrificed. Let’s take a closer at what features and options they have to offer.
Processor
There are two main manufactures of processors used in notebooks......
Join Now or Login to view the rest of this paper.
Approximate Word Count: 3317
Approximate Pages: 13 (260 words per double-spaced page) |