16 Dec
2012
16 Dec
'12
11:12 p.m.
On 14/12/2012, at 8:17 AM, Terry Stewart <terry at webweavers.co.nz> wrote:
Just letting the group know that I've posted
another video showcasing one
of the models in my collection. This time it's the venerable Osborne 1
http://youtu.be/DsseQPkT_Bg
Nice video - brings back lots of memories - I still have mine but haven't used it in
years. IIRC I paid AU$2495 for mine in about 1982 or 1983 exactly because I wanted a
computer to do things rather than a toy. Mainly word processing (thesis writing) and as a
terminal using kermit back to the DECsystem-10 and VAX-11/780 I did my real programming
in.
I had an external monitor which certainly did 80x24 - I think there was a program you ran
to switch up the resolution. If this is the case, I can probably get a copy to you,
assuming after all these years it starts up!
Huw Davies | e-mail: Huw.Davies at kerberos.davies.net.au
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