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Osborne obtained the software in part by offering stock in the new Osborne Computer Corporation, [2] which he founded in January 1981. For example, MicroPro International received 75,000 shares and $4.60 for each copy of WordStar Osborne distributed with his computers.
Adam Osborne's experience in the computer industry gave his new company credibility. [10] Osborne Computer Corporation advertisements compared Adam Osborne's influence on the personal computer market to Henry Ford's influence on transportation. [7] It is said that in 1983, Osborne bragged about two advanced new computers his company was developing.
The Osborne 1 was developed by Adam Osborne and designed by Lee Felsenstein, first announced in early 1981. Osborne, an author of computer books decided that he wanted to break the price of computers. The computer's design was based largely on the Xerox NoteTaker, a prototype developed at Xerox PARC in 1976 by Alan Kay. [2]
The world's first mass-produced "portable" computer (a computer in the true sense, and not just a big calculator) was introduced to the tech public on this day in 1981. Engadget From Osborne to ...
For a quick history lesson refresher on the Osborne effect, back in the early 1980s the Osborne Computer Corporation was enjoying robust sales of its personal computer, the Osborne 1.
Osborne Corporation in Australia was originally registered by President Computers founded by Tom Cooper, the name was transferred back to the US HQ founder Adam Osborne and his Osborne Computer Corporation, as a good will gesture by Cooper in the early stages of a highly successful launch of the Osborne 1 across the Australian marketplace. Adam ...
The name comes from the planned replacement of the Osborne 1, an early personal computer first sold by the Osborne Computer Corporation in 1981. In 1983, founder Adam Osborne pre-announced several next-generation computer models (the Osborne Executive and Osborne Vixen), which were only prototypes, highlighting the fact that they would ...
The Osborne Executive, released in April 1983, was the successor to the Osborne 1 portable computer. Produced by the Osborne Computer Corporation, the Executive offered numerous improvements over the already successful Osborne 1, including a 7-inch amber phosphor CRT display and more space efficient half-height 5 ¼ disk drives.