by steve
1. July 2008 08:41
A portable computer is a computer that is designed to be moved from one place to another (in other words, Portable computer is a computer that is moveable). Portable computers can be considered as microcomputers by nature. Early portable computers were unkindly referred to as "luggable," referring to their great size and weight.
A small company located in Santa Monica manufactured first portable computer. The term Portable computer can be used for portable computers whose size are larger than laptops, and often are known to use conventional parts which do not generally run on batteries. Portable computers can also be called as mobile computers. Portable computer are referred to by their more specific terms.
Popularity of portable computers is increasing and has surpassed all expectations in the past decade, primary reason being that portable computers do not restrict user as desktop computer do in terms of mobility.