Facts About Dell Laptops
According to the Mobile Laptops & Notebooks website a laptop is a small, portable computer, with its components built into a single unit. The first laptops were introduced in the early 1980s with companies such as Osborne and Epsom offering early versions.
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Dell
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The Laptop Computer History website reports the Dell computer company was established in 1984 by Michael Dell. The first Dell laptop computer, the 316LT was introduced in 1989 and was followed in 1991 by the first color display laptop.
Battery
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The Dell corporate website explains Dell was the first laptop manufacturer to introduce the lithium ion battery in 1994. To show off the power of the lithium ion battery, Dell flew computer analysts from New York to Los Angeles to demonstrate the battery life of the new battery.
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Development
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The Dell website explains that to enhance the development of Dell laptops, Dell employed the laptop developer John Medica. The design of the Dell Latitude was developed under Medica, who had previously worked on the Apple Powerbook.
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