Artifact Details

Title

Notetaker portable computer keyboard

Catalog Number

X748.86B

Type

Physical object

Description

This object is a Notetaker portable computer keyboard. 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 Corporation

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number Notetaker

Dimensions

overall keyboard:

Category

I/O/keyboard

Lot Number

X748.86A-C