They may only be from 1981, but this piece of kit and the amazing adverts that try to sell it show just how quickly things move in the technology world.
The hardware is the Osborne 1, widely acknowledged as the first laptop computer - and a machine very different from today's laptops andiPads (which was first introduced in 2010). It boasts a five inch screen, dual 5.25 inch floppy drives, all crammed into a case that weighed a back-breaking 24lbs - all for just over £1300.
The hardware is the Osborne 1, widely acknowledged as the first laptop computer - and a machine very different from today's laptops andiPads (which was first introduced in 2010). It boasts a five inch screen, dual 5.25 inch floppy drives, all crammed into a case that weighed a back-breaking 24lbs - all for just over £1300.
The machine was given a series of glossy adverts as Osborne and its founder Adam Osborne tried to revolutionize the computer industry.
It was introduced in 1981 at the West Coast Computer Fair.
It had 64 Kb of memory, 5inch display screen , two floppy disk drives and a full sized keyboard. However, it was bigger than today's laptop which weighted 24 pounds.
It came with a suite of software using obsolete operating system called CP/M operating system. It sold for $1,795 which included Micro pro's Word star software.
The machine proved extremely popular in 1982, more than 125,000 Osborne computers were sold then.
It was introduced in 1981 at the West Coast Computer Fair.
It had 64 Kb of memory, 5inch display screen , two floppy disk drives and a full sized keyboard. However, it was bigger than today's laptop which weighted 24 pounds.
It came with a suite of software using obsolete operating system called CP/M operating system. It sold for $1,795 which included Micro pro's Word star software.
The machine proved extremely popular in 1982, more than 125,000 Osborne computers were sold then.
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