Introduced at the 1981 COMDEX computer show in Las Vegas, the Epson HX-20 drew great attention as the beginning of a new trend - powerful, battery-operated, briefcase-sized computers. Everything is included for a convenient and useful portable computer - a full-size keyboard, an LCD screen, built-in data storage, and rechargeable batteries.

Epson HX-20 A computer known as the first laptop, but definitely one of the first portable microcomputers which could be used from rechargeable batteries. Its story begins in early 1980s.

Powered by its own internal batteries, with no dan-gling cords or external parapher-nalia, the HX-20 is a compact and uncluttered system, at home in the classroom or the confer-ence room, on your desk or in your lap. Unlike most other personal computers, the HX-20 can store up to seventeen programs in its memory.

The world's first hand-held computer, the HX-20 (called the HC-20 in Japan), was created by bringing together Epson's* core technologies. Incorporating a multitude of functions in a body with an A4 footprint, the computer weighed a mere 1.6 kg.

The world's first hand-held computer, the HX-20 (called the HC-20 in Japan), was created by bringing together Epson's* high-density assembly technologies and core technologies in areas such as semiconductors, printers, and liquid crystal displays.

The Epson HX-20 (also known as the HC-20 in Japan) is regarded by some as the first laptop computer. It was invented in 1980 by Yukio Yokozawa, who worked for Suwa Seikosha, a branch of Japanese company Seiko (now Seiko Epson), receiving a patent for the invention.

The HX-20 was the world's first production laptop computer. Since it was manufactured by Epson, it is not surprising that this machine included a built-in printer, even though that was unusual for a computer of this era, particularly one so small.

2021年4月5日 · The EPSON HX-20 was the first “true” laptop to hit the market in the early 1980s. With its dimensions of the size of a DIN A4 sheet and the built-in rechargeable battery, it was revolutionary at the time.

2021年9月17日 · Released in 1981 the Epson HX-20 was one of these units that could maybe claim the title of the first laptop. The hardware for its time was innovative! Its tiny screen 120 x 32 pixel LCD screen wasn't really up to word processing but there was a full 16K 8 …

Superbly designed and engineered, the Epson HX20 can be considered as the first true portable computer. It was the only package available at the time which included a micro cassette drive, a mini-printer and a LCD display.