Summary: laptops have come a long way since 1983, when they were barely functional. 1983! This is the year Commodore released what Wikipedia says was "the first full-color portable computer", the SX-64[1] - a Commodore 64 stuffed into the same box as a 5.24" drive and a tiny, tiny CRT. 23 pounds. I think my 15" Macbook Air probably weighs less than its keyboard.
I don't take my Air fishing, but I regularly take it out to the park and sit out among birdsong and trees to get work done. We've come a long way.
Hah! I hopefully still own one of those. (I left it with a friend when I moved from the US to Europe 10 years ago, I really should look into how much it would cost to have it shipped here.)
I could really be a super hipster if I could figure out a way to hook WiFi to it. Maybe a raspberry pi strapped to the side and hooked through the 232 port...
I don't take my Air fishing, but I regularly take it out to the park and sit out among birdsong and trees to get work done. We've come a long way.
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_SX-64