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I used an Osborne 1 as a child, it was my uncle's. He used to take it with him as he travelled between factories a lot and often had to write reports. Although
by iuguy 16y ago
I used an Osborne 1 as a child, it was my uncle's. He used to take it with him as he travelled between factories a lot and often had to write reports.
Although it looks ridiculous now, it really was mind-bending technology at the time. This was a full computer running full CP/M! Wordstar! Everything! Here's a video of the Osborne 1 in action[1].
He also had an Epson HX-20[2] which he eventually gave to me, it's an amazing machine and bizarrely Epson still provide support pages for it.[3]
[1] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgTC2_Y8SQ4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgTC2_Y8SQ4
[2] - http://oldcomputers.net/hx-20.html http://oldcomputers.net/hx-20.html
[3] - http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=14492 http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_...