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Osborne I

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Weight:
24.5 lbs
Operating System:
CP/M 2.2
Processor:
Zilog Z80 @4.0MHz
Company:
Osborne
Memory:
64 kB
Designer:
Lee Feldenstein
Price:
$1795.00
Year:
1981

The Osborne 1 was introduced in April of 1981 at the West Coast Computer Faire and was shipped in July. It was one of the first commercially successful portable computers, and could fit (barely) under the airline seats of the day.

The Osborne 1 included an impressive array of software

  • CP/M 2.2
  • Wordstar/Mailmerge 2.25
  • Supercalc 1.12
  • CBASIC and MBASIC