Although it did not enter production, and only around ten prototypes were built, it strongly influenced the design of the later Osborne 1 and Compaq Portable computers.
[1] The NoteTaker was developed by a team that included Adele Goldberg, Douglas Fairbairn, and Larry Tesler.
The computer employed what was then highly advanced technology, including a built-in monochrome display monitor, a floppy disk drive and a mouse.
[2] It used a version of the Smalltalk operating system that was originally written for the Xerox Alto computer, which pioneered the graphical user interface.
The NoteTaker fitted into a case similar in form to that of a portable sewing machine; the keyboard folded out from the bottom to reveal the monitor and floppy drive.