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Bill Moggridge, GRiD Compass Designer, Dies

Posted by samzenpus on from the fare-thee-well dept.

judgecorp writes "Bill Moggridge, the British-born designer of the first laptop computer has died aged 69. The GRiD Compass was a computing landmark, designed to meet a US government request for a briefcase-sized computer, and first sold for $8000 in 1982. The GRiD compass was used widely, and taken into orbit on the Space Shuttle. It embodied industrial design principles and paved the way for subsequent laptops and devices. Moggridge's company ID Two, later IDEO, also designed the Palm V."

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  1. Re:Have any AFRICANS designed any computers? by Hazel+Bergeron · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes. Next question.

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    Have YOU done anything for humankind, white boy?