Adam Osborne - Wikipedia
WebAdam Osborne (March 6, 1939 – March 18, 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.
Adam Osborne Biography: Entrepreneurs - LiveAbout
WebJan 31, 2020 · Death. In 1992, Osborne returned to his home in India after suffering from multiple strokes caused by an incurable brain disorder. He died at age 64 in 2003 in relative obscurity in Kodaikanal, India. Adam Osborne was an American entrepreneur most famously known for the first portable computer.
Adam Osborne, 64, Dies; Was Pioneer of Portable PC
WebMarch 26, 2003. Adam Osborne, a British technical writer who became one of Silicon Valley's legends by introducing the first portable personal computer in 1981, died on March 18 in Kodiakanal,...
Osborne: the Rise and Fall of the Man Who Invented the ... - Insider
WebApr 1, 2011 · The first portable computer was created in April 1981 by a company called Osborne, led by a journalist turned entrepreneur named Adam Osborne. To celebrate the long-gone company's 30th...
Adam Osborne - Computing History
WebAdam Osborne was an entrepreneur most famously known for the first portable computer, but also was an author who made a successful move into publishing computer books and software. Adam Osborne was born in Thailand March 6, 1939 to British parents where he spent most of his childhood in India.
Adam Osborne, 64; Introduced 23-Pound Portable Computer
WebMarch 25, 2003 12 AM PT. From Reuters. Adam Osborne, whose successes and failures in pioneering the first portable computer became one of the Silicon Valley’s great cautionary tales, has died. He...
Adam Osborne | | The Guardian
WebMar 27, 2003 · Jack Schofield. Wed 26 Mar 2003 20.17 EST. Adam Osborne, who has died aged 64, launched the first successful portable computer. Although he will be remembered for the Osborne 1, a mains-powered...
1981: Adam Osborne Invents the Laptop - Pivotal Moments
WebFeb 18, 2021 · 1981: Adam Osborne Invents the Laptop - Pivotal Moments. Moments. 18 Feb. Written By Tait. Adam Osborne pictured with the Osborne 1 laptop computer. Welcome to our seventh Pivotal Moments blog. If you follow us on social media, you'll know what this is all about.
Portable computer pioneer Adam Osborne dies • The Register
WebMar 25, 2003 · Adam Osborne, the real inventor of the portable computer and - possibly - corporate immolation via preannouncement, has died aged 64, after a long illness. Osborne's star blazed briefly bright with his 1981 introduction of the Osborne 1; by today's standards it looks somewhat counter-intuitive, but it caught the mood.
Osborne 1 - Wikipedia
WebThe 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] .
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