Hardly a mention has been made of the recent death of Adam Osborne, the
computer pioneer who introduced the first portable computer in the very
early 80's.
Many may remember his table-top sewing machine case-sized portable with
five inch B&W monitor, dual floppy drives, and CP/M operating system. Later >models included a larger color monitor, built-in printer, and other minor >refinements.
While hardly a portable by today's standards, the Osborne computer did
introduce the idea of a portable computer that could be used anywhere. Over >the next decade, various manufacturers made early attempts to build a >portable computer, including Apple's first attempt with its expensive LCD >monitor for the Apple IIc. Those early attempts eventually led to the
laptops we see today.
Adam Osborne leaves behind fond memories of those early days of computer
innovation.
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
In article <3m5mgvk70mcbj1kguvt1ljfi48kv6f5m6i@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:03:19 GMT, Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Its pretty self-explanatory.
Yeah. You're an asshole.
In article <3m5mgvk70mcbj1kguvt1ljfi48kv6f5m6i@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:03:19 GMT, Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Its pretty self-explanatory.
Yeah. You're an asshole.
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
In article <TheSpider-083C69.14045708072003@zeus-ge0.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com> wrote:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Think of Mayor as that guy in the white sheet lynching a black man.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Think of Mayor as that guy in the white sheet lynching a black man.
Think of no as that black man.
Seriously, is the best you can do? A Klan reference? And its not even
that. Its a nearly 100 year old Klan reference. If you going to hate
me fine. I don't give a rip. What I can't tolerate is laziness in the process.
I'm giving you a homework assignment. Stop that moaning. I know that
you thought your summer vacation was going to be all fun and games but
it won't kill you to put that X-Box controller down for a couple of
hours.
I want you to post, by Friday July 11, 2003, a short post describing
your deep loathing of me and everything I stand for that is going to
make my blood boil, my eyes pop and make me wet my pants all at the
same time. Its going to take some creativity on your part.Its also
going to take some work. You might even have to use a dictionary and a thesarus *shiver!*. You'll definitely have to do some research.
Here's a clue for you. Saying something along the lines of "You don't
think just like I do so you're evil!" isn't going to cut it.
Now get cracking. Your time is running. I have faith in you, no. Don't disappoint me!
Hardly a mention has been made of the recent death of Adam Osborne, the computer pioneer who introduced the first portable computer in the very
early 80's.
Many may remember his table-top sewing machine case-sized portable with five inch B&W monitor, dual floppy drives, and CP/M operating system. Later models included a larger color monitor, built-in printer, and other minor refinements.
While hardly a portable by today's standards, the Osborne computer did introduce the idea of a portable computer that could be used anywhere. Over the next decade, various manufacturers made early attempts to build a portable computer, including Apple's first attempt with its expensive LCD monitor for the Apple IIc. Those early attempts eventually led to the
laptops we see today.
Adam Osborne leaves behind fond memories of those early days of computer innovation.
Dwight Stewart (W5NET)
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 20:10:16 GMT, no <no@no.com> chose to bless us
with the following wisdom:
In article <TheSpider-083C69.14045708072003@zeus-ge0.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com> wrote:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Think of Mayor as that guy in the white sheet lynching a black man.
Think of no as that black man.^^^
Seriously, is the best you can do? A Klan reference? And its not even
that. Its a nearly 100 year old Klan reference. If you going to hate
me fine. I don't give a rip. What I can't tolerate is laziness in the process.
I'm giving you a homework assignment. Stop that moaning. I know that
you thought your summer vacation was going to be all fun and games but
it won't kill you to put that X-Box controller down for a couple of
hours.
I want you to post, by Friday July 11, 2003, a short post describing
your deep loathing of me and everything I stand for that is going to
make my blood boil, my eyes pop and make me wet my pants all at the
same time. Its going to take some creativity on your part.Its also
going to take some work. You might even have to use a dictionary and a thesarus *shiver!*. You'll definitely have to do some research.^^^^^^^^
In article <fo9mgvounqpkr3vkt132bd62eeckk9okt3@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
I want you to post, by Friday July 11, 2003, a short post describing
your deep loathing of me and everything I stand for that is going to
make my blood boil, my eyes pop and make me wet my pants all at the
same time. Its going to take some creativity on your part.Its also
going to take some work. You might even have to use a dictionary and a
thesarus *shiver!*. You'll definitely have to do some research.
Here's a clue for you. Saying something along the lines of "You don't
think just like I do so you're evil!" isn't going to cut it.
Now get cracking. Your time is running. I have faith in you, no. Don't
disappoint me!
No thanks, you arent worth the effort. You win.
In article <om6mgvk9620ri69b011lpc47e50s8npe7j@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:21:05 GMT, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <3m5mgvk70mcbj1kguvt1ljfi48kv6f5m6i@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:03:19 GMT, Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Its pretty self-explanatory.
Yeah. You're an asshole.
Been in the pickle juice again have you Alan?
You really should lay off the stuff. It doesn't make you as witty and
wise as you think it does.
What would you call someone who makes snide comments in response to
someone talking about the death of another human being? A good christian?
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:56:38 GMT, no <no@no.com> chose to bless us
with the following wisdom:
In article <fo9mgvounqpkr3vkt132bd62eeckk9okt3@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
I want you to post, by Friday July 11, 2003, a short post describing
your deep loathing of me and everything I stand for that is going to
make my blood boil, my eyes pop and make me wet my pants all at the
same time. Its going to take some creativity on your part.Its also
going to take some work. You might even have to use a dictionary and a >>>thesarus *shiver!*. You'll definitely have to do some research.
Here's a clue for you. Saying something along the lines of "You don't >>>think just like I do so you're evil!" isn't going to cut it.
Now get cracking. Your time is running. I have faith in you, no. Don't >>>disappoint me!
No thanks, you arent worth the effort. You win.
I always do. 8)
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:03:19 GMT, Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Its pretty self-explanatory.
In article <alangbaker-BDF544.22354008072003@news.telus.net>,
Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
In article <om6mgvk9620ri69b011lpc47e50s8npe7j@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:21:05 GMT, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <3m5mgvk70mcbj1kguvt1ljfi48kv6f5m6i@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:03:19 GMT, Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Its pretty self-explanatory.
Yeah. You're an asshole.
Been in the pickle juice again have you Alan?
You really should lay off the stuff. It doesn't make you as witty and
wise as you think it does.
What would you call someone who makes snide comments in response to
someone talking about the death of another human being? A good christian?
I get three guesses:
- an asshole
- someone I long since killfiled
- Mayor
In article <om6mgvk9620ri69b011lpc47e50s8npe7j@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:21:05 GMT, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <3m5mgvk70mcbj1kguvt1ljfi48kv6f5m6i@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:03:19 GMT, Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Its pretty self-explanatory.
Yeah. You're an asshole.
Been in the pickle juice again have you Alan?
You really should lay off the stuff. It doesn't make you as witty and
wise as you think it does.
What would you call someone who makes snide comments in response to
someone talking about the death of another human being? A good christian?
On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 05:35:40 GMT, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <om6mgvk9620ri69b011lpc47e50s8npe7j@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:21:05 GMT, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <3m5mgvk70mcbj1kguvt1ljfi48kv6f5m6i@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:03:19 GMT, Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Its pretty self-explanatory.
Yeah. You're an asshole.
Been in the pickle juice again have you Alan?
You really should lay off the stuff. It doesn't make you as witty and
wise as you think it does.
What would you call someone who makes snide comments in response to >someone talking about the death of another human being? A good christian?
Alan,
I followed the story of those Iranian sisters geting surgery to be
seperated. Its was shocking and saddening that they both died.
But if I'm still getting all misty eyed over it and start posting
about how sad it is that it isn't the number one topic of conversation everywhere five months from now feel free to tell me that I need to
get a grip. Tough love is still love.
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:03:19 GMT, Spider <TheSpider@spiderweb.com>
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
In article <t13mgvchnb53qiisu4eu3gvb3bpodj7qdl@4ax.com>,
Mayor of R'lyeh <ev515o@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003, Mayor of R'lyeh
chose to bless us with the following wisdom:
He died in March. Get over it.
Dear Mayor,
I'm not sure of what value your posting is/was??
Its pretty self-explanatory.
Yes, indeed. My first computer was an Osborne 1.
I was living in Bangkok and I bought it during a
weekend vacation in Hong Kong. It came with
WordStar, SuperCalc, dBase, and Basic. It was
rugged and reliable, and I'll not forget it. And
yes, when I brought it through customs in Bangkok
I heard one customs officer say to another "Sewing
machine" (khruang chak yep). At about that time
an Osborne Users' Group formed in Bangkok and I
joined. Remarkably, it had over 50 members. It was
on the Osborne that I learned to program in Basic
and learned word processing, relational database
programming, and spreadsheet creation.
...when I brought it through customs in Bangkok
I heard one customs officer say to another "Sewing
machine" (khruang chak yep).
However, I never carried it
across borders, so I can only imagine the reaction of a customs agent at seeing what clearly looked like a sewing machine.
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