Father of laptop died of cancer

British industrial designer Bill Moggridge, who originally shaped a laptop in the early days, died at the age of 69.

Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewit National Design Museum (USA) said its director died on September 8 for cancer.

In the photo taken on June 18, 1985, astronaut John
Creighton lifted the GRID computer designed by Moggridge.

Moggridge is recognized as the designer of the Grid Compass - a computer with a keyboard and a gold screen on a black frame - sold for $ 8,150 when it was launched in 1982. This rudimentary laptop was military The United States used it and was introduced into space by Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985.

Although many mobile computers were built at about the same time, the Grid System was patented to design a shell with a foldable keyboard, Alex Bochannek, curator of the Calendar Museum. Computer history in Mountain View, California, said.

Moggridge came up with the idea of ​​a folding computer when he realized that monitors, keyboards and circuit boards could be designed to fit together.

Earlier, mobile computers looked like sewing machines, weighing more than 9kg, and had a large grip.

After using this bulky computer, Moggridge started thinking about changing the design. He focused more on how users interact with the device rather than paying attention to protecting the device.

Moggridge lived with his wife, Karin, for 47 years. They have two sons, Alex and Erik.