Apple didn't invent the portable computer. Neither did Toshiba. Or IBM.
The first portable computer was created in April 1981 by a company called Osborne, led by a journalist turned entrepreneur named Adam Osborne.
To celebrate the long-gone company's 30th anniversary, Harry McCracken at Technologizer has an excellent feature on Osborne today.
He was once seen as a contemporary to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, and Osborne Computer was once the fastest-growing company in Silicon Valley history. But the company collapsed in less than 30 months after being out-innovated, making some bad technical bets, and announcing a product too far ahead of delivery -- a classic mistake now called the "Osborne effect."
To read the full, original article click on this link: Osborne: The Rise And Fall Of The Man Who Invented The Portable Computer
Author: Matt Rosoff
