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April 3, 2011

The first mass-produced portable computer, the Osborne 1, is 30 years old today

by Laura Domela

Adam Osborne unveiled the Osborne 1 in San Francisco at the West Coast Computer Faire on April 3, 1981. It had a 4MHz Zilog Z80 CPU, two single-sided floppy drives, 64K of RAM, a five-inch monochrome CRT display, and a carrying handle on the back.  via Engadget

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