28 Nov
2006
28 Nov
'06
1:31 p.m.
On 28 Nov 2006 at 13:01, Fred Cisin wrote:
Adam Osborn drank a glass of our champagne at our
Computer Faire booth
and admired the machine, a few hours before announcing that his machine
was the first ever portable microcomputer. (Even if he didn't take the
Elcompco machine seriously, what about the IBM 5100?)
The first time I saw an Osborne I was as a bunch of parts scattered
across a tabletop at Sorcim. I had no idea of what they were going
to put the electronics in, though I complained immediately about the
small CRT.
Cheers,
Chuck