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Wikipedia: Epson HX-20

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

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