Floppy disk based with 64K of memory, the Osborne 1 used the CP/M operating system and a modified version of the WordStar word processor that would display only 40 characters at a time across its ...

Sporting a 7" display instead of the very small 4.5" on the original Osborne 1, only a small number of Executives were sold before the company went into bankruptcy. The machine was said to be ...

In 1981, Adam Osborne introduced the Osborne 1, the world's first portable computer. Though “portable” was a stretch—it weighed 24 pounds and required a power source—the device was a ...