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This photograph depicted a superior-frontal view of what was the Osborne 1, a laptop computer, first used at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1981, and was considered the first, true portable computer. The Osborne 1 featured an optional battery pack, 5-inch screen that displayed 52-characters per line of text, though one could scroll horizontally in order to view up to 128-characters, and was considered airline carry-on luggage, which could fit under the passenger seat of any commercial airliner. Though the Osborne 1 was considered highly portable, it weighed an amazing 24.5-pounds.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ James Gathany
Creation Date: 2004
Photo Credit: James Gathany
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Biological Sciences
Geographic Locations
Health Care
Information Science
Psychiatry and Psychology
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