The "lap-top" computer has not been manufactured for a couple decades, yet people still call the Electronic Notebook or "notebook" mini portable computer a "lap top". Why do people use such baby talk when they do not call a car a "Model T" any more?
The "lap-top" computer was the size of a brief case, was very heavy and had old 1980s technology. It was famous for its high heat, some even setting card tables on fire and burning the legs of its users. The interim version that replaced the lap-top in the early 1990s never had a name, but the Electronic Notebook that replaced both in the mid-to-late 1990s was always and to this day is called an Electronic Notebook or simply, "notebook". The lap-top computer's lifespan was only about 7 to 10 years, so there are none around which function, and I have not seen a lap-top since 1997!
This is as bad as people calling the number zero "oh"; if you use a voice dialer to Washington D.C. saying "area code two-oh-two", that is really 2-6-2!
