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- Grid_Compass abstract "The Grid Compass (written GRiD by its manufacturer GRiD Systems Corporation) was one of the first laptop computers when the initial model was introduced in April 1982 (the model 1101).The computer was designed by British industrial designer Bill Moggridge in 1979, and first sold three years later. The design used a clamshell case (where the screen folds flat to the rest of the computer when closed), which was made from a magnesium alloy. The computer featured an Intel 8086 processor, a 320 × 240-pixel electroluminescent display, 340-kilobyte magnetic bubble memory, and a 1,200 bit/s modem. Devices such as hard drives and floppy drives could be connected via the IEEE-488 I/O (also known as the GPIB or General Purpose Instrumentation Bus). This port made it possible to connect multiple devices to the addressable device bus. It weighed 5 kg (11 lb). The power input is ~110/220 V AC, 47–66 Hz, 75 W.The Compass ran its own operating system, GRiD-OS. Its specialized software and high price (8–10,000 USD) meant that it was limited to specialized applications. The main buyer was the U.S. government. NASA used it on the Space Shuttle during the early 1980s, as it was both powerful and lightweight. The military Special Forces also purchased the machine, as it could be used by paratroopers in combat.Along with the Gavilan SC and Sharp PC-5000 released the following year, the GRiD Compass established much of the basic design of subsequent laptop computers, although the laptop concept itself owed much to the Dynabook project developed at Xerox PARC from the late 1960s. The Compass company subsequently earned significant returns on its patent rights as its innovations became commonplace.The portable Osborne 1 computer sold at around the same time as the GRiD, was more affordable and more popular, and ran the popular CP/M operating system. But, unlike the Compass, the Osborne was not a laptop and lacked the Compass's refinement and small size.The Compass's manufacturer, Grid Systems Corp., was acquired by Tandy Corporation (RadioShack) in 1988.".
- Grid_Compass cpu Intel_8086.
- Grid_Compass operatingSystem GRiD-OS.
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- Grid_Compass type Portable_computer.
- Grid_Compass wikiPageExternalLink 18732295.
- Grid_Compass wikiPageExternalLink grid1101.html.
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- Grid_Compass wikiPageExternalLink grid.txt.
- Grid_Compass wikiPageExternalLink grid.
- Grid_Compass wikiPageExternalLink www.griduk.com.
- Grid_Compass wikiPageExternalLink gis.html.
- Grid_Compass wikiPageExternalLink computer.asp?c=900.
- Grid_Compass wikiPageID "3498511".
- Grid_Compass wikiPageRevisionID "598004382".
- Grid_Compass caption "Astronaut John Creighton posing with a Grid Compass aboard a Space Shuttle Discovery mission in 1985. It displays Mr. Spock of Star Trek".
- Grid_Compass connectivity "19".
- Grid_Compass cpu Intel_8086.
- Grid_Compass developer "Bill Moggridge".
- Grid_Compass hasPhotoCollection Grid_Compass.
- Grid_Compass manufacturer "Grid".
- Grid_Compass memory "340".
- Grid_Compass name "Grid Compass".
- Grid_Compass os "Grid-OS".
- Grid_Compass price "8150.0".
- Grid_Compass type Portable_computer.
- Grid_Compass subject Category:History_of_computing_hardware.
- Grid_Compass subject Category:Laptops.
- Grid_Compass subject Category:Products_introduced_in_1982.
- Grid_Compass subject Category:RadioShack.
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- Grid_Compass comment "The Grid Compass (written GRiD by its manufacturer GRiD Systems Corporation) was one of the first laptop computers when the initial model was introduced in April 1982 (the model 1101).The computer was designed by British industrial designer Bill Moggridge in 1979, and first sold three years later. The design used a clamshell case (where the screen folds flat to the rest of the computer when closed), which was made from a magnesium alloy.".
- Grid_Compass label "GRiD Compass 1100".
- Grid_Compass label "GRiD Compass".
- Grid_Compass label "Grid Compass 1100".
- Grid_Compass label "Grid Compass".
- Grid_Compass sameAs GRiD_Compass_1100.
- Grid_Compass sameAs Grid_Compass_1100.
- Grid_Compass sameAs GRiD_Compass.
- Grid_Compass sameAs m.09gsr6.
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- Grid_Compass wasDerivedFrom Grid_Compass?oldid=598004382.
- Grid_Compass depiction GRiDCompassInSpace.jpg.
- Grid_Compass isPrimaryTopicOf Grid_Compass.
- Grid_Compass name "Grid Compass".