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Adam Osborne (6 March 1939 – 18 March 2003) was a British author, software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere. He introduced the Osborne 1 , the first commercially successful portable computer.
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]
However with success, Osborne's visiting CFO had his own sights on the Australian market place and convinced Adam Osborne to split the Agency much to Cooper's objection. This move saw President Computers equally divide its current Dealership arrangement when Osborne Corporation setup to hold half the dealership Agency.
On this day in economic and business history ... 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 ...
Adam Osborne founded Osborne Computer and produced the Osborne 1 in 1981. The Osborne 1 had a five-inch screen, incorporating a modem port, two 5 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch floppy drives, and a large collection of bundled software applications. An aftermarket battery pack was available. The computer company was a failure and did not last for very long.
Osborne 1 The first commercially successful portable computer, the precursor to the Laptop computer – Adam Osborne; Packet switching co-invented by British engineer Donald Davies and American Paul Baran – National Physical Laboratory, London England; First PC-compatible palmtop computer (Atari Portfolio) – Ian H. S. Cullimore
From the ranks of this club came the founders of many microcomputer companies, including Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs (Apple Computer), Harry Garland and Roger Melen , Thomas "Todd" Fischer (IMSAI Division, Fischer-Freitas Company), George Morrow (Morrow Designs), Paul Terrell , Adam Osborne (Osborne Computer), and Bob Marsh (Processor Technology).
Osborne 1 (1981) The first mass-produced microprocessor-based portable computer released in 1981 was the Osborne 1, developed by Osborne, which owed much to the NoteTaker's design. The company had early success with the design and went public but later due to small screen sizes and other devices being released found trouble selling the Osborne ...