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Osborne 1

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Last discussed Oct 27, 2026

The first commercially successful portable computer, released in 1981.

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"The Osborne 1, founded in California, built in 1981, first commercially successful portable computer. It had a 5-inch screen, smaller than an iPhone, two floppy drives, 64 KB of memory."

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