Osborne 1 celebrates his 30 years, and the portable computing revolution

By Sean Hollister posted Apr 3rd 2011 1:13 PM on 3 April 1981-thirty years ago heute-- Adam Osborne reveals the Osborne 1 on the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco. It had a 4 MHz Zilog Z80 CPU, two single-sided floppy drives, 64 k RAM and a five-inch monochrome CRT display. Nothing special there, even back in the day. No, what was exceptional the Osborne 1 the fact that the 24-pound plastic machines handle on the Rückseite-- and for the bargain price of $1795 with software included with include, was one of the first mass-produced portable computer will fail. Of course, inspired, an army of more luggable, lovable machines create the competitors. Shortly after help, change the course of history, Osborne and his computer fell into a spiral of pain, but the next time your ultralight in a manila envelope, slides admire you the way, you know who to thank. Find a short but sweet Chronicle of the Osborne 1 on our Technologizer link.

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