The Osborne 1 is the first commercially successful portable computer, released on April 3, 1981 by Osborne Computer Corporation. [1] It weighs 24.5 lb (11.1 kg), cost US$1,795, and runs the CP/M 2.2 operating system.

The Osborne Computer Corporation (OCC) was an American computer company and pioneering maker of portable computers. It was located in the Silicon Valley of the southern San Francisco Bay Area in California. [1]

2024年11月27日 · First released on April 3, 1981, Osborne 1 is touted as the first commercially successful portable computer manufactured by the Osborne Computer Corporation. It runs on the CP/M 2.2 operating system and is powered from a wall socket.

Released in June 1981 by the Osborne Computer Corporation, the Osborne 1 is considered to be the first true portable, full-featured computer. It includes all the components required to be a completely useful and operational computer system: a …

The Osborne 1 or OCC-1 was the first portable computer to get to market and become a commercial success. Released in 1981 by the Osborne Computer Corporation the unit weighed in at a hefty 23.5lb and cost a whopping $1795. Housed in a sewing machine sized box, the unit comprised of a small 5 inch

2024年12月15日 · In April 1981 writer and computer entrepreneur Adam Osborne and Osborne Computer Corporation, Hayward, California, produced the first commercially successful "portable" computer, the Osborne 1. It weighed twenty-three pounds, ran the CP/M operating system, and sold for $1795, with $2000 worth of software included.

The first laptop computer to be commercially available was the Osborne 1, which was released in April 1981. It was invented by Adam Osborne and was manufactured by Osborne Computer Corporation. The Osborne 1 had a 12.7-inch (32 cm) monochrome display, weighed 24.5 pounds (11.1 kg), and cost $1,795 (equivalent to $6,200 in 2022).

The Osborne 1 is the first mass-produced portable computer--a suitcase-sized "luggable" system weighing 23.5 pounds. It was one of the first bundled systems, with an inclusive package of hardware and software including word processing, spreadsheet, and BASIC programs.

2018年9月20日 · Well, it is one of those special things that is special because of its status as first. The Osborne 1 was the first portable microcomputer. For those not familiar with computing history, this was the first (type of) computer (the woman, not the machine): Computer at her work with microscope and the Friden calculating machine. .

The Osborne 1 is the first commercially successful portable computer, released on April 3, 1981 by Osborne Computer Corporation. It weighs 24.5 lbs, cost $1,795, and runs the CP/M 2.2 operating system. The Osborne 1 was developed by Adam Osborne and designed by Lee Felsenstein, first announced in early 1981.