Laptop Computer (prototype), "GRiD Compass", 1981
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 2010
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- Object ID: 18732295
- Accession Number: 2010-22-1
- Acquired: 2010
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2E1sB/
- Laptop Computer (prototype), "GRiD Compass", 1981. Bill Moggridge .1981. Plastic, metal. Gift of Bill Moggridge. 2010-22-1.
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- Designed by Bill Moggridge
This laptop computer (prototype) is plastic, metal. Its dimensions are: H x W x D: 25.4 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm (10 x 14 x 14 in.).
This laptop computer (prototype) is from United States and dated 1981
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Gift of Bill Moggridge. Its provenance is Bill Moggridge, 1981-2010; given to CHNDM by Bill Moggridge, 2010. (Gift) We acquired this object in 2010.
This object has been included in the following exhibitions:
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