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OBJECT TYPE
PORTABLE/LUGGABLE/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
DATE
1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1996.0014.001
MANUFACTURER
Osborne Computer Corp.
MODEL
OSBORNE 1-B
LOCATION
Hayward, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
CA 131958
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SYNTHETIC CASING, KEYBOARD, CONTROLS, PARTS/ METAL HARDWARE & PARTS/ GLASS SCREEN/ LEATHER HANDLE/ SYNTHETIC DISKS IN PAPER PROTECTORS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
50.1 cm
Width
20.1 cm
Height
36.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Computing Technology
Category
Digital computing devices
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Osborne
Country
United States of America
State/Province
California
City
Hayward

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
1983-1988
Canada
AMERICAN-MADE COMPUTER USED IN CANADA FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES BY DONOR, WHO IS FREE-LANCE CANADIAN WRITER WORKING AT HOME. HE HAS ALSO BEEN WRITER FOR CBC IN MONTREAL. MR. LAZAR USED THIS COMPUTER UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED IN 1988 WITH TOSHIBA T1000 LAPTOP. SMITH CORONA TD-1 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER WAS USED BY LAZAR WITH OSBORNE.
Function
A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS, PROCESSES, & DISPLAYS DATA, PORTABLE SO AS TO BE USEABLE ANYWHERE.
Technical
OSBORNE-1 WAS FIRST PORTABLE COMPUTER ON MARKET; INTRODUCED IN MARCH 1981 AS OSBORNE COMPUTER CORP.'S FIRST PRODUCT. SALES SOARED BUT WITHIN 2 YEARS THERE WERE 150 COMPETITORS. TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS INCLUDED 12KG WEIGHT, SMALL SCREEN, & 8 BIT MICROPROCESSOR, WHICH WAS SOON MADE OBSOLETE BY 16-BIT IBM PC. OSBORNE WENT BANKRUPT IN SEPT. 1983.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INTERIOR LABELS READ 'OSBORNE/ COMPUTER CORPORATION/ Hayward, California 94545/ MODEL OCC 1/ SERIAL NO. CA 131958/ Volts...120- Watts...100/ Hertz...50/60 Amps...1.0/ PHASE...1/ MADE IN U.S.A.' & 'OSBORNE 1-B'/ MOULDED 'OSBORNE' ON EACH SIDE OF CASING/ MOULDED 'OSBORNE/ COMPUTER CORPORATION' ON KEYBOARD/ DETACHED LABEL READING 'LANPAR'ON KEYBOARD/ SEE SUPP. INFO. FOR MARKINGS ON DISKS
Missing
POSSIBLY WORDSTAR WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE DISK
Finish
BUFF TEXTURED SYNTHETIC CASING/ CHARCOAL TEXTURED SYNTHETIC INTERIOR, KEYBOARD, CONTROLS/ LIGHT GREY KEYS/ BLACK HANDLE/ BLACK DISKS WITH WHITE LABELS/ GREY OR BLACK SLEEVES/ CHARCOAL CARDBOARD
Decoration
N/A

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