The invention of the laptop is credited to Adam Osborne, who introduced the Osborne 1 in 1981. It was the first commercially successful portable computer. The Osborne 1 featured a compact design for its time, weighing 24.5 pounds, and included a 5-inch screen, two floppy disk drives, a full-sized keyboard, and bundled software.
Although bulky by today’s standards, the Osborne 1 revolutionized computing by making it portable and accessible for business professionals on the go. Its launch marked the beginning of the evolution towards modern laptops, paving the way for smaller, lighter, and more powerful devices.
