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Adam Osborne

Updated: 08/08/2017 by Computer Hope

Adam OsborneName: Adam Osborne

Born: March 6, 1939 in Kodaikanal, India

Death: March 18, 2003 (Age: 64)

Computer related contributions

  • An Indian-born British-American author, book publisher, software publisher, and creator of the first commercially available portable computer, the Osborne 1, (April 1981). It weighed 24.5 pounds, cost US$179, and ran the CP/M 2.2 operating system.