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1981 Seiko Epson / Suwa Seikosha — Yukio Yokozawa

Epson HX-20

The world's first notebook computer, with a built-in microprinter that collapses field data and hard copy into one workflow

PortableMobile ComputingOutputPrinterNotebook
Epson HX-20 archival photograph

Overview

Deep dive

Media

Epson HX-20
The Epson HX-20. CC BY-SA 3.0, Steven Stengel / Wikimedia Commons.
Epson HX-20 in case
The Epson HX-20 in its carrying case with spare paper rolls. CC BY-SA 3.0, Sandstein / Wikimedia Commons.
Epson HX-20 front view
Epson HX-20, front view. CC BY-SA 4.0, Maksym Kozlenko / Wikimedia Commons.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia — Epson HX-20
  2. BYTE September 1983 — Epson HX-20 review (David Ramsey)
  3. Victoria and Albert Museum — Epson HX-20 (O1158543)
  4. National Museum of American History — Epson HX-20 (2001.0003.10)