The Grid Compass, the first laptop, was designed by Moggridge in 1979, and came onto the market three years later. The computer featured a die-cast clamshell case of magnesium alloy, an Intel 8086 processor, a 320 × 240-pixel electroluminescent display, 340-kilobyte magnetic bubble memory, and a 1,200 bit/s modem.  Photo 2 of 3 in In Memoriam: Bill Moggridge

In Memoriam: Bill Moggridge

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The Grid Compass, the first laptop, was designed by Moggridge in 1979, and came onto the market three years later. The computer featured a die-cast clamshell case of magnesium alloy, an Intel 8086 processor, a 320 × 240-pixel electroluminescent display, 340-kilobyte magnetic bubble memory, and a 1,200 bit/s modem.