John Ellenby, computer laptop innovator dies

Q.  John Ellenby discovered innovations that led to the evolution of ____.
- Published on 30 Aug 16

a. PC
b. Notebook
c. Tablet
d. Laptop

ANSWER: Laptop
 
John Ellenby, Britishborn computer engineer who played a vital role in paving the way for the laptop computer died in San Francisco
  • He died at the age of 75 and is known for pioneering Grid Systems and working as its CEO
  • The team under him produced a clamshell computer with orange electroluminescent flat panel that was introduced as the compass and went to market in 1982
  • Compass is now widely acknowledge as being far ahead of its time.
  • Grid Compass was the first successful clamshell laptop computer
  • It became a valuable tool for corporates, espionage astronauts as well as government spies
  • Compass came with advanced and expensive data storage capacity called bubble memory and found an enthusiastic customer in the secret service
  • Ellenby graduated from University College London and spent a year in LSA before coming up with the idea of laptop computers.

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