This document provides a history of mobile computing from early portable computers in the 1980s to recent e-readers, smartphones, and tablets. It outlines the evolution of key devices including the Osborne 1, Apple PowerBook, Palm Treo, BlackBerry, iPhone, and Google Chrome OS. The document also discusses how mobile phone technology enabled new forms of computing through SMS and early app-like messengers. It traces the development of ebooks from the Rocket eBook to the Kindle and how this expanded mobile computing opportunities.

1. Mobile Computing Yesterday & TodayMichael SauersTechnology Innovation LibrarianNebraska Library Commission

2. Portable Computers

3. Osborne 1 (1981)

4. Kaypro II (1982)

5. Compaq Portable (1983)

6. Visual Computer (1983)

7. IBM Convertible PC (1986)

8. Atari Stacy(1989)

9. Atari Portfolio (1989)

10. Apple Macintosh Portable (1989)

11. Apple Macintosh Powerbook (1991)

12. Apple Newton (1992)

13. Palm Trēo 90(2002)

14. BlackBerry 5790 (2002)

15. iPod Touch/iPhone (2007)

16. Samsung Q1 Ultra (2007)

17. ASUS EeePC(2007)

18. Everex Cloudbook (2008)

19. HP Mini 1101 (2009)

20. Acer Aspire One (2009)

21. Sony Vaio P (2009)

22. Archos9 (09/2009)

23. CrunchPad Web Tablet (08/2009)

24. Apple Tablet

25. Google Chrome OSQ3/4 2010“Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We're designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.”

26. eBooks

27. Rocket eBook (1998)

28. Sony Reader (2006-2009)

29. Amazon Kindle (2007-2009)

30. Elonex ebook(June 2009)

31. Bookeen Opus (forthcoming)

32. Mobile Phone Computing

34. Googlevia SMS

35. Google via SMS

36. Google via SMS

37. Google via SMS

38. Google via SMS

40. SMS viaE-mail

41. SMS via E-mail

42. SMS via E-mail

43. SMS via E-mail

44. SMS via E-mailT-Mobile:phonenumber@tmomail.netVirgin Mobile:phonenumber@vmobl.com Cingular:phonenumber@cingularme.com Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.comVerizon: phonenumber@vtext.comNextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com Alltel: phonenumber@message.alltel.com

45. SmartphoneComputing

54. LibraryThing Mobile

62. eBuddyLite Messenger

63. eBuddyLite Messenger

64. eBuddyLite Messenger

65. eBuddyLite Messenger

66. eBuddyLite Messenger

67. eBuddyLite Messenger

85. SourcesObsolete Technology Website http://oldcomputers.net/Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/

86. Thanks!Michael SauersTechnology Innovation LibrarianNebraska Library Commissionmsauers@nlc.state.ne.us