Grid Systems

Grid Systems Corporation

The Grid Compass, one of the first laptops ever made
Industry	Computers
Founded	1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Founder	John Ellenby
Defunct	1988 (1988) (US division) 1993 (1993) (UK division)
Fate	Purchased by Tandy Corporation (US division) Reformed to GRiD Defence Systems Ltd. (UK division)
Headquarters	Fremont, California , United States

Grid Systems Corporation (stylized as GRiD) was an early portable computer manufacturer, based in the United States and oriented for the production of rugged and semi-rugged machines. Currently, the Grid computer brand still exists as Grid Defence Systems Ltd. in the United Kingdom.