Osborne Computer Corporation

This article is about the American computer company. For the Australian company, see Osborne (computer retailer).

Osborne Computer Corporation
IndustryComputer hardware
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Defunct1985
FateBankrupt
SuccessorMikrolog Ltd
HeadquartersSilicon Valley,
San Francisco Bay Area,
California
Key people
Adam Osborne
Lee Felsenstein
ProductsOsborne 1
Osborne Executive
Osborne Vixen
Osborne PC (never released)

The Osborne Computer Corporation (OCC) was an American computer company and pioneering maker of portable computers. It was located in the Silicon Valley of the southern San Francisco Bay Area in California.[1] Adam Osborne, the founder of the company, developed, with design work from Lee Felsenstein, the world's first mass-produced portable computer, the Osborne 1, in 1981.[1]

  1. ^ a b The Henry Ford Blog: "The Rise and Fall of the Osborne Computer Corporation", April 16, 2015 — with images.