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Osborne Brothers Songs
Osborne may refer to: * Osborne (name) Places Australia * Osborne, South Australia (other), places associated with the suburb in the Adelaide metropolitan area * Osborne, New South Wales, a rural community in the Riverina region Canada * Osborne (Manitoba riding), a former provincial electoral district * Osborne, Lambton County, Ontario * Osborne, Manitoba, a hamlet * Osborne, Nipissing District, a railway point, Ontario * Osborne Township, Ontario * Osborne Village, a neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba United States * Osborne, Kansas, a city * Osborne, Pennsylvania, a borough, renamed Glen Osborne * Osborne County, Kansas Companies * Osborne (computer retailer), an Australian computer retailer * Osborne Computer Corporation, computer company created by Adam Osborne ** Osborne 1 portable computer * Osborne Group, Spanish producer of spirits and meats Other uses * The Osborne, a historic apartment building in Manhattan, New York, United States * Osborne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborne (name)
Osborne , along with Osbourne, Osbern, Osborn and Ausburn is an English name cognate with and possibly influenced by the Old Norse Ásbjørn. The English ''Os'' (see Ós) and the Norse ''Ás'' (see Aesir) mean ''God'', while ''bjørn'' means ''bear'' in Norse.Surname databasRetrieved 13 August 2016./ref> Italian forms of the surname are Sberna and Sberno. People with the surname Osborne * Aaron Osborne (1947–1995), American modern dancer and teacher *Adam Osborne (1939–2003), computer pioneer *Alexandra Osborne (born 1995), Australian tennis player * Anders Osborne (born 1966), American singer-songwriter *Barrie M. Osborne, (born 1944), American film producer * Bertín Osborne (born 1953), Spanish singer *Bertrand Osborne (born 1935), Chief Minister of Montserrat *Betty Osborne (1952–1971), Canadian murder victim * Bill Osborne (born 1955), New Zealand rugby union player *Bobby Osborne (born 1931), American musician, half of the Osborne Brothers, along with his brother Sonny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborne 1
The Osborne 1 is the first commercially successful portable computer, released on April 3, 1981 by Osborne Computer Corporation. It weighs , cost US$1,795, and runs the CP/M 2.2 operating system. It is powered from a wall socket, as it has no on-board battery, but it is still classed as a portable device since it can be hand-carried when the keyboard is closed. The computer shipped with a large bundle of software that was almost equivalent in value to the machine itself, a practice adopted by other CP/M computer vendors. Competitors quickly appeared, such as the Kaypro II. History The Osborne 1 was developed by Adam Osborne and designed by Lee Felsenstein, first announced in early 1981. Osborne, an author of computer books decided that he wanted to break the price of computers. The computer's design was based largely on the Xerox NoteTaker, a prototype developed at Xerox PARC in 1976 by Alan Kay. It was designed to be portable, with a rugged ABS plastic case and a handle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborne House (other)
Osborne House may refer to: Australia * Osborne House (Geelong), a historic building built in 1858, located in North Geelong, Victoria * Osborne House, Millers Point, a heritage-listed house in Sydney, New South Wales United Kingdom *Osborne House, a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight United States *Osborne House (Victor, New York), a historic home located at Victor in Ontario County, New York * Edmund B. Osborne House, a historic residence located in Red Oak, Iowa *Jessie Osborne House The Jessie Osborne House is a house near Jerome, Idaho that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is an example of the simple rectangular gable-roofed houses built on farms in this area of Idaho. It is unique in ..., near Jerome, Idaho, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 *John Osborne House, a historic house at 909 King's Highway West in Fairfield, Connecticut *Prince Osborne House, a historic First Period house at 273 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |