Modern laptop designs are a far cry from their predecessors, but only because it’s been a long, iterative process with many major milestones along the way. The first laptop, the first thin-and-light design, the first 2-in-1 laptop, the first business laptop—they all made their marks on the industry and helped bring us to where we are today. More like this: The best laptops to get right now Let’s take a look back at some of the most important, innovative, and iconic laptops in history and how they got us to our current state of high speeds, high connectivity, and incredible battery life. 1981 —…