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> As other commenters mentioned, it was a direct inspiration for Asus eee PC, which spawned an entire category of netbooks and ultrabooks. I'd say they were la
by MisterTea 7y ago
> As other commenters mentioned, it was a direct inspiration for Asus eee PC, which spawned an entire category of netbooks and ultrabooks.
I'd say they were late to the table with a sub notebook design as Toshiba released the Libretto in 1996. Then there were those weird Windows CE mini laptop organizers in the 90's as well. Sharp Wizard, etc.
- zozbot234 7y agoWasn't the Toshiba Libretto more like a $2000 laptop? <g> With the Windows CE 'organizers' not that far behind? Sure, hardware was a lot more costly back in the 1990s, but still. (And how could you forget to mention the Palm NetBook?)
- II2II 7y agoFrom my recollections, the OLPC foundation never set out to create the subnotebook. Size was a factor because of the intended audience, but design considerations such as cost and power consumption were much more important. Contrast that to subnotebooks of the era for western markets, which tended to be rather expensive. Those were not the only technical design considerations. Durability, sunlight readable screens, and protecting children from theft and surveillance also come to mind. Very few of those things were factors in the subnotebook market that preceded or followed, except for cost. In all likelihood the OLPC drove the development of other low cost portable computers.