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Osborne PC
The Osborne PC is an unreleased IBM PC compatible, IBM PC–compatible personal computer developed between 1983 and 1984 by Osborne Computer Corporation. Only prototypes of the computer were ever produced. History In April 1983, Osborne introduced their Osborne Executive, Executive, the successor to their highly successful Osborne 1 portable computer. Both the aforementioned computers were Z80-based and ran the CP/M operating system. Announced simultaneously was the Executive II, which was to be the company's first computer IBM PC compatible, compatible with the IBM Personal Computer, IBM PC. The Executive II was slated to be a dual-processor machine, with both an Intel 8088, 8088 and a Z80, allowing it to be both PC-compatible and capable of running CP/M. By July 1983, however, the Executive II had no scheduled release date. Internally within Osborne, an effort was launched in the early summer of 1983 to raise the amount of capital necessary to produce a functional prototype ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborne Computer Corporation
The Osborne Computer Corporation (OCC) was an American computer company and pioneering maker of portable computers. It was located in Hayward, California, part of San Francisco Bay Area in California. The Henry Ford Blog: "The Rise and Fall of the Osborne Computer Corporation" April 16, 2015 — with images. August 3,1983 Adam Osborne, the founder of the company, developed, with design work from Lee Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
