1. LAPTOPS By: Te’Oshia Smith-Bey

2. When Was It Created ? The idea of laptops came around in the 60’s The first rough idea of a laptop came out in 197 by IBM called IMB 5100 The first real laptop came out in 1981 by Osborne Computer Comapany

3. Why Was It Created ? Well it was created in the 60’s and 70’s for children to play with It was created in the 80’s for adults and it was meant for it to be portable and answer to use anywhere

4. The change in the look The laptop has changed a lot since 1975 Laptops in 1981 were bulky, without a hard drive and ran on REM and Floppy Disk. The most change came around in the 90’s when Apple came around

5. Positive and Negative Effect Its faster and more convenient It’s a danger to your health It also makes me infertile

6. Different Brands Dell Toshiba Apple IMB XP

7. Effect on the Environment There is not direct effect on the environment but the first real eco friendly laptop came out this year.

8. Modern Day The laptop is smaller and sleeker look and feel now Laptops now have hardrives The leading company in computer sales is Apple, Dell, and Toshiba

9. Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop www.articlesbase.com/ ezinearticles.com/ All my picture are courtesy of Google pictures