1. The First Portable Computer By: Ma.Cristina Cervantes Oct/12/06 Mr. Jason Mickelson

2. Agenda Osborne computer Founders Rod Canion Jim Harris Bill Morton Adam Osborne Timeline How it works Structure of the computer What it looks like

3. The Osborne computer Considered the first portable computer Appeared in 1981 by the Osborne Computer Corporation.

4. The founders of Compaq February 1982 Discovered Osborne Computer Rod Canion, Jim Harris Bill Murton

5. Rod Canion

6. Jim Harris

7. Bill Morton

8. Adam Osborne Born in Thailand on March 6, 1939 Parents were British Lived in India Graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1961 In 1981, introduced first portable computer

9. Timeline 1971 March 1980 January 1981 April 1981 September 1981 August 1982 1982 March 1983 Microprocessor chip Idea of a new company Osborne Computer Osborne Computer Corporation First million is made Microsoft 11, 000 computers Osborne Executive and Executive II

10. How It Works You insert a paper with #or letters and it reads it 2 battery packs incase of emergency of loosing light Has a fast memory Signal in every place

11. Structure of the Computer Small screen so it doesnt break Space for 2 floppy disks Box form Weight 23.5 pounds cost $1,795

12. How does it look

13. Bibliography file:///Volumes/USB%20MEMORY/Compa q%20I%20Portable%20computer.htmfile:///Volumes/USB%20MEMORY/Compa q%20I%20Portable%20computer.htm http://www.cedmagic.com/history/osborne- 1.htmlhttp://www.cedmagic.com/history/osborne- 1.html http://oldcomputers.net/osborne.html

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