The device, now seen as a bulky relic of a bygone age, was used on the Space Shuttle, and its clamshell case was prized for its durability. Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of ...

The GRiD Compass is a legendary portable computer — a taste of an early-80s future with bubble memory, tough enough for NASA ...

If I had to figure out what to do with the insides of a Framework 13 laptop I had lying around after today, I might not turn it into a strange but compelling “Slabtop” this time. No, I think that, ...

The Rasti Computer is a modern laptop designed to resemble a very old one. Inspired by the design of the GRiD Compass computer (circa 1982), this little laptop borrows the style of classic laptops, ...

Today, every laptop pretty much looks like every other laptop. Sure you might run into a few different colors and screen sizes out there, but on the whole, all the manufacturers have pretty much ...

Click to open image viewer. Early Shuttle missions carried a laptop computer made by Grid Systems, Inc. The Grid was chosen because of its rugged metal case and its use of a solid state memory instead ...

The Rasti Computer is a modern laptop designed to resemble a very old one. Inspired by the design of the GRiD Compass computer (circa 1982), this little laptop borrows the style of classic laptops, ...

It's a custom keyboard, an artfully dinged-up case, and a wonderful throwback. I wanted a GRiD Compass so bad back in the day. It looked so badass with its plasma screen and black magnesium case, and ...