April 3, 1981 · Computer or hardware
Osborne 1 (1981)
A pioneering portable computer that weighed about 24 pounds.
Designed by Adam Osborne and Lee Felsenstein, it came bundled with WordStar and SuperCalc and had a 5-inch screen.
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Facts
- Date
- April 3, 1981
- Kind
- Computer or hardware
- Maker or publisher
- Osborne Computer Corporation
- CPU
- Zilog Z80
- CPU speed
- 4 MHz
- RAM installed
- 64 KB
- Display
- 5-inch CRT
- Weight
- 24.5 lb
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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