27 Sep
1998
27 Sep
'98
11:25 p.m.
Marvin wrote:
Someone made the comment that there were two varieties
of the Osbourne I,
and I gather that the difference was in the case (not talking about the
Executive, only the Osbourne I.) Anyone have any input on this? When I
checked mine, they were both like the one on display which was supposed to
be the older one but I'm not sure I've ever seen a One that looked any
different.
BTW: The spelling is Osborne.Here is a picture on Tom Copper's Web site of the
First production of the Osborne 01.
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/fun/user/tcc/cmuseum/osborne.htm
Here is a picture of the 2nd version of the Osborne 01.
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/fun/user/tcc/cmuseum/Osborne2.htm
The original 01 had a rather flimsy case, and was replaced by a more durable
case.
As far as I know the insides were identical..
The 2nd version is Gray & Blue color, and the older one is Tan in color..
I have 2 Osbornes (2nd version) in my collection , One has a Green phosphor
screen, the other White.. These two computers are by far my most favorite..
--Phil