Companies like Osborne and many others in the early-80’s microcomputer game were built by engineers who had taken a second mortgage. So when the cash ran out, t

Companies like Osborne and many others in the early-80’s microcomputer game were built by engineers who had taken a second mortgage. So when the cash ran out, there weren’t second chances via creative finance. Many ended up going back to their old high-paying jobs to pay down their debt and keep the house.