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We’re all so used to our slim, stylish laptops now working from bed, attending meetings at cafés, studying on a train ride. It feels normal, even necessary. But have you ever stopped and thought, “Where did it all begin? Who was the first person to make a laptop?” Let’s take a fun little time-travel trip and discover how the first ever laptop came into existence, what it looked like (spoiler: nothing like today’s laptops), and how it kicked off a tech revolution. Before Laptops: Computers Were Stationary Giants Back in the 1970s and early '80s, computers weren’t the portable gadgets we love today. They were huge, boxy and glued to one spot pretty much like furniture. You couldn’t just unplug one and take it to your friend’s house or the office. So, the idea of having a “computer you can carry” sounded as crazy as flying cars. But one guy believed it was possible. And he didn’t just believe he built it. Meet the First Portable Computer: Osborne 1 (1981) In 1981, a man ...