Friday, April 17, 2009

Laptops, from HUGE machines to SMALL devices


Laptops have been something almost everyone has been in contact with, whether it's indirect or direct contact. Before the laptop, was the regular desktop PC. These GIANT machines were very bulk, sometimes taking up about a quarter of a small bedroom. But now since our lifestyles call for more convinence than the actual capabilities, they decided to make a PC that could be transported anywhere, and whenever. Thus was the idea of a laptop. A laptop, by defintion, is a personal computer (PC) that is designed for mobile use and has the ability to be seated in one's lap. What an OLD laptop contained was a very small screen, a large keyboard, an outlet for charging, and of course, the "small" design. Ironic, no? Well now, we have much larger screens, a better keyboard, a mouse pad (Built in) and many other features. Now what these machines do in the classroom is that they revolutionized the way we learn. Instead of having to carry, if it's even possible, the large desktops to every class, now students can carry a very thin, ultra light, laptop wherever one wants to go.

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