This object is a Notetaker portable computer. Bigger than a briefcase and smaller than a suitcase, the Notetaker was an offshoot of Xerox PARC engineer Alan Kay's still-unrealized vision for his Dynabook. Smalltalk-78, a version of which appeared on the Alto, was the Notetaker's GUI. But like the Osborne I and other early 1980s "luggables", the portability of the 48-pound Notetaker computer was in the eye (or arm) of the beholder.
Date
1976
Manufacturer
Xerox PARC
Place Manufactured
U.S.
Identifying Numbers
Model number
Notetaker
Dimensions
overall unit:
Category
Digital computer/personal computer/portable / luggable