BANGALORE, India — Adam Osborne, who launched the world's first portable computer in a suitcase well ahead of IBM and other PC makers, died March 18 in the south Indian hill station of Kodaikanal ...

Adam Osborne, who co-founded a company that pioneered portable computers but met the same fate of countless future Silicon Valley firms that grew too quickly, has died. He was 64. Osborne died in his ...

In 2011, the term "portable computer" conjures up images of sleek tablets, pocket-sized smartphones, and ultra-light laptops. But 30 years ago, the Osborne 1 made its debut as the world's first ...

The first portable computer was unveiled 30 years ago yesterday. It was introduced by Adam Osborne and was called the Osborne 1. This groundbreaking device quickly gained popularity before the company ...

Learning from the market's past to understand its present. On this day in economic and business history ... The world's first mass-produced "portable" computer (a computer in the true sense, and not ...

NEW YORK - Adam Osborne, whose successes and failures pioneering the first portable computer became one of Silicon Valley's great cautionary tales, is dead at 64 after a long illness. Osborne, a ...

NEW YORK — Adam Osborne, an entrepreneur who helped popularize the portable computer and develop the fast-growth culture of Silicon Valley, has died at the age of 64 after a long illness, according to ...

In April 1981, the floor of the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco was crowded with hobbyist tinkerers, engineers and curious gawkers. However, against a backdrop of beige desktop boxes sat ...

The world's first mass-produced "portable" computer (a computer in the true sense, and not just a big calculator) was introduced to the tech public on this day in 1981. Engadget has the backstory: On ...

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