Portable computing began with the GRiD Compass, the world’s first laptop computer. Although, when the Compass hit the gadget scene in 1982, the word “laptop” meant nothing, other than maybe a description of one’s thighs. Twenty-eight years later, the revolutionary laptop designed by Bill Moggridge still looks fairly cool, in a clunky, retro kind of way.
For his contributions to world of technology, Moggridge has been awarded the UK Design Council’s 2010 Prince Philip Designers Prize.
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