LGR Tech Tales - Osborne's Rapid Rise & Fall
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Date: 2022-04-14
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I recall when Adam Osborne was on the KCBS radio 740 AM afternoon talk show, San Francisco, in the early 1980s, when he was asked if computers would ever be developed with the ease of use for the general population. His answer, to paraphrase: 'Yes, computers will get easier for people to use. Remember back in the early days of the automobile, where the car owner had to have mechanical know-how to keep the car running on a daily basis. Nowadays (circa 1982, cars can be reliably driven for thousands of miles, by people whom have no mechanical knowledge of automotive upkeep and repairs. There will be a time when computers will be comparable to modern cars with the ease of use. '
Adam Osborne was proved right!
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I recall when Adam Osborne was on the KCBS radio 740 AM afternoon talk show, San Francisco, in the early 1980s, when he was asked if computers would ever be developed with the ease of use for the general population. His answer, to paraphrase: 'Yes, computers will get easier for people to use. Remember back in the early days of the automobile, where the car owner had to have mechanical know-how to keep the car running on a daily basis. Nowadays (circa 1982, cars can be reliably driven for thousands of miles, by people whom have no mechanical knowledge of automotive upkeep and repairs. There will be a time when computers will be comparable to modern cars with the ease of use. '
Adam Osborne was proved right!
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orihalchon
When Slightly Mad Studios announced ProjectCARS2 right after the first one was released, it immediately reminded me of this. Even among the backlash, i wasn't really that surprised tbh. It was a typical decision for game studios, except of course without them telling anybody. So knowing that it was a crowd-developed game, i thought it was pretty inevitable they would announce it publicly so people can help them on 2nd one as well.
I don't think it won't hurt the sales much as Osborn did though, since it's still a very long year to go 'till the 2nd one comes, but i'm curious to see what's your thoughts on this, Clint - considering the similarities: D
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When Slightly Mad Studios announced ProjectCARS2 right after the first one was released, it immediately reminded me of this. Even among the backlash, i wasn't really that surprised tbh. It was a typical decision for game studios, except of course without them telling anybody. So knowing that it was a crowd-developed game, i thought it was pretty inevitable they would announce it publicly so people can help them on 2nd one as well.
I don't think it won't hurt the sales much as Osborn did though, since it's still a very long year to go 'till the 2nd one comes, but i'm curious to see what's your thoughts on this, Clint - considering the similarities: D
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jeff
Paperback Software was killed by Lotus in one of the many -look and feel- copyright suits of the day. Paperback made a spreadsheet program called VP Planner that borrowed from Lotus 1-2-3 in appearance while sharing none of the code. Lotus sued, eventually won, and Paperback was gone before Lotus last similar suits against other companies. This also happened with DRi and GEM, which removed overlapping windows as a result of Apple claiming infringement.
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Paperback Software was killed by Lotus in one of the many -look and feel- copyright suits of the day. Paperback made a spreadsheet program called VP Planner that borrowed from Lotus 1-2-3 in appearance while sharing none of the code. Lotus sued, eventually won, and Paperback was gone before Lotus last similar suits against other companies. This also happened with DRi and GEM, which removed overlapping windows as a result of Apple claiming infringement.
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Rick
I owned an Osborne Executive I bought through LeTourneau College in 1983. It was a heavy thing but it still worked until Christmas 1999 when the house it was in burned to the ground. Myself and one of my brothers used it through college. I even ported some early basic programs and games to it. With block graphics and only yellow you can imagine how much fun these games were.
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I owned an Osborne Executive I bought through LeTourneau College in 1983. It was a heavy thing but it still worked until Christmas 1999 when the house it was in burned to the ground. Myself and one of my brothers used it through college. I even ported some early basic programs and games to it. With block graphics and only yellow you can imagine how much fun these games were.
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Gojiro7
with how fast pace and rapidly evolving the computer industry is even back then, im shocked the -Osborne effect- can even apply in this field given that addressing issues and offering a better experience then the previous version even months after its release is a pretty common practice to this day and a constant joke at the expense of early Apple product Adopters
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with how fast pace and rapidly evolving the computer industry is even back then, im shocked the -Osborne effect- can even apply in this field given that addressing issues and offering a better experience then the previous version even months after its release is a pretty common practice to this day and a constant joke at the expense of early Apple product Adopters
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techmouse1101
Imagine your entire life, all of your accomplishments and failures, explained in 4 minutes.
And remember, this is the guy who told Shell he was going to make his own company with blackjack and hookers. And he actually did it! And then he sold it! And made another!
It takes balls to do what he did and he did it twice! But he was only worth 4 minutes.
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Imagine your entire life, all of your accomplishments and failures, explained in 4 minutes.
And remember, this is the guy who told Shell he was going to make his own company with blackjack and hookers. And he actually did it! And then he sold it! And made another!
It takes balls to do what he did and he did it twice! But he was only worth 4 minutes.
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Fixy
I actually had an Osborne 1 back in the mid 90s, I found it at a local Goodwill, believe it or not (I think I paid 15 bucks for it. It worked but back then I wasn't able to locate any software for it so I couldn't really do anything with it and it ended up in storage. That was many years and many moves ago so I don't know what became of it.
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I actually had an Osborne 1 back in the mid 90s, I found it at a local Goodwill, believe it or not (I think I paid 15 bucks for it. It worked but back then I wasn't able to locate any software for it so I couldn't really do anything with it and it ended up in storage. That was many years and many moves ago so I don't know what became of it.
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SwingFish
i think the Kaypro did Kill off the Osborne's. i had them both, the Kaypro Pro was ALOT more heavy due the metall casing, but it was alot better designed and in maters of specs far beyond.
do you have a Kaypro Video too? this would be brutally educational, as basically noone knows about then outside the US for some Reason.
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i think the Kaypro did Kill off the Osborne's. i had them both, the Kaypro Pro was ALOT more heavy due the metall casing, but it was alot better designed and in maters of specs far beyond.
do you have a Kaypro Video too? this would be brutally educational, as basically noone knows about then outside the US for some Reason.
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Ken
Hi all, in my day ok old school more than a bit ago, the Osborne was refereed to as the stillborn in that it was pretty much a dead end configuration as no software was truly being developed for its platform. this needed to be stated. it was a good unit but the Compaq lug-gable & clone lug gables soon beat it out!
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Hi all, in my day ok old school more than a bit ago, the Osborne was refereed to as the stillborn in that it was pretty much a dead end configuration as no software was truly being developed for its platform. this needed to be stated. it was a good unit but the Compaq lug-gable & clone lug gables soon beat it out!
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Space
$1750 USD, Adjusted for inflation that is $4675 USD (estimate since I used an online calc. Really shows how far technology has progressed in making computing accessible.
Hey the 5. 25s were single sided but at least it did have two meaning one could technically run an application and save without swapping.
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$1750 USD, Adjusted for inflation that is $4675 USD (estimate since I used an online calc. Really shows how far technology has progressed in making computing accessible.
Hey the 5. 25s were single sided but at least it did have two meaning one could technically run an application and save without swapping.
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