20 Aug
1999
20 Aug
'99
1:09 a.m.
On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Bill Sheehan wrote:
Once upon a time, I know I read a history of Osborne
Computer Company
("Hypergrowth," by Adam Osborne and John Dvorak - I've got a copy around
here somewhere.) I remember distinctly that they were the hit of Computer
Faire in 1981, and went bankrupt in September of '83.
Thanks to my sharp-eyed wife, I now have an Osborne Vixen, the OCC-4.
The motherboard and copyright notice in the documentation are clearly
labeled 1984. I thought they'd already slipped beneath the waves by then.
Can someone enlighten me on the End of Osborne?
I think they actually lasted until about 1986. Their last ditch effort
was the Osborne III, which was simply a re-branded Morrow Pivot Portable
(aka the Zenith Z-{somesuchmodel}).
Surprised me too.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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