Definition of corporeal. 1 : having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such asa : not spiritual â¦ some few traces of a diviner nature which look out through his corporeal baseness â¦ â Robert Browningb : not immaterial or intangible : substantial corporeal property.
The laptop was invented by Adam Osborne in 1981. It was called ''Osborne 1'' and cost $1,795. It came bundled with $1,500 worth of programmes. It had a tiny computer screen built into it. It was invented by Osborne Computers. The first portable computer was a success, with sales reaching 10,000 units a month. IBM launched the IBM 5155 Portable Personal Computer in 1984. In 1988, Compaq Computer launched the first laptop PC with VGA graphics, Compaq SLT/286.
The dorm-room headquartered company sold IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Dell dropped out of school to focus on his business and in 1985, the company produced the first computer of its own design, the Turbo PC, which sold for $795. By the early 1990s, Dell became one of the leading computer retailers.