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PictureBooks were lightweight computers, weighing 1kg (2.2 lb). They featured 8.9" LCD displays, and were notable for being the first consumer laptop with a built-in webcam. [1] The original model, the PCG-C1, was first released on September 19, 1998, in Japan only, with an initial production run of 5,000 units. [2]
Sony VAIO AR series was a range of high-end multimedia notebook computers from Sony introduced in June 2006 as the first laptop with integrated Blu-ray drive (top model, costing $3,499 at launch - double the base model).
The Sony Vaio P series is a range of ultraportable subnotebook computers [1] [2] launched in January 2009. [ 3 ] It was marketed as a "lifestyle PC", [ 2 ] although they share many characteristics with netbook computers.
505 series (1997–2004, 10.4" or 12.1" display, external floppy and CD drives, originally called SuperSlim) 700 series (1997–1998, 12.1" display, external floppy and CD drives) 800 series (1998–1999, 13.3" display, external floppy and CD drives) TX series (2005–2007, 11.1" 1366 x 768 display, first laptop with 16:9 LED backlit display)
A notebook computer or notebook is, historically, a laptop whose length and width approximate that of letter paper (8.5 by 11 inches or 220 by 280 millimetres). [ a ] The term notebook was coined to describe slab-like portable computers that had a letter-paper footprint, such as Epson 's HX-20 and Tandy 's TRS-80 Model 100 of the early 1980s.
Adam Osborne founded Osborne Computer and produced the Osborne 1 in 1981. The Osborne 1 had a five-inch screen, incorporating a modem port, two 5 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch floppy drives, and a large collection of bundled software applications. An aftermarket battery pack was available. The computer company was a failure and did not last for very long.
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The Spectravideo SV-328 is the predecessor of the MSX standard. Many MSX programs were unofficially ported to the SV-328 by home programmers. In the early 1980s, most home computers manufactured in Japan such as the NEC PC-6001 and PC-8000 series, Fujitsu's FM-7 and FM-8, and Hitachi's Basic Master featured a variant of the Microsoft BASIC interpreter integrated into their on-board ROMs.