Adam Osborne

Updated: 03/06/2020 by Computer Hope
Adam Osborne

Name: Adam Osborne

Born: March 6, 1939, in Kodaikanal, India

Death: March 18, 2003 (Age: 64)

Computer-related contributions

  • An Indian-born British-American author, book publisher, and software publisher.
  • Creator of the first commercially available portable computer, the Osborne 1. Released in April 1981, it weighed 24.5 pounds, cost $179, and ran the CP/M operating system.