How Mini Notebooks Came To Be
People love taking things on-the-go. And they love smaller versions of the real thing. One of the first real instances of this was the portable CD player. When they arrived, we no longer wanted to listen to music at home or in the car, because now we could listen to it in the grocery store. Yeah, thats right, the grocery store (Sounds strange, but I know a woman whos done that). Or how about popcorn chicken, or Pop Tarts, or iPods? All of these are examples of things we as humans have created to suffice our need to take things with us.
And now, the mini notebook — a miniature version of a laptop (sometimes called a “netbook”) which is more useful for its wireless capabilities rather than its program usage. The Mini Notebook craze is blowing up the nation. These new notebooks are lighter, cheaper and faster than anyone would have ever anticipated. With breakthroughs in portable technology, we now have a new way of thinking about computers with high speeds on low cost/small-sized devices.
The Network Computer The idea for the netbook can be traced back to the Network Computer of the 1990s. Oracle developed a desktop computer that relied solely on its programming. That is, it had no external drives or disk inputs. This was an idea that was simply a decade ahead of its time. Not only were desktop computers becoming more and more as essential to a home as a microwave, but the fastest Internet speed at the time only ran at 28.8 kb/s, much too slow for the Network Computer to be of any use. Of course, this idea was scrapped.
One Laptop Per Child The One Laptop Per Child organization was founded in 2005. Its goal was to create an affordable laptop to educate children in developing countries. After a few years, and funding from many major corporations, they were able to create the XO-1 laptop and released it by Christmas, 2007. It was made to be extremely durable and have a long battery life. It ended up costing 188 dollars per unit, when purchased by the thousand. The XO-1 was the first mini-notebook, and more were to come.
Eee PC Around that time, ASUS delivered what became the standard in mini notebooks, the Eee PC. It weighed about 2 pounds with a 10 inch screen and a keyboard about 85% normal size. Shortly after, Everex, MSI, Dell, and HP all developed their own mini notebooks and by late 2008, mini notebooks were starting to take money away from normal laptop sales.
Though this craze is just beginning, we know that laptops will simply get smaller and smaller. And since we live on the cutting edge of technology, we know they will get faster. There is much more to come.
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