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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 Associati ... [...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. The Os ... [...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, 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 Maple Street in Danvers, Massachusetts See also *Osborn House The Osborn House is a historic house at 456 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, built in the Greek Revival style. Description and history The house was designed by Rhode Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osbourne (other)
Osbourne may refer to: * Osbourne (name), including a list of people with the name * ''The Osbournes'', a reality television program featuring Ozzy Osbourne and family * ''Osbournes Reloaded'', a variety television program also featuring the Osbourne family * Osborne House, a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom * Osbourne Canyon Formation, a geologic formation in California See also * Osborn (other) * Osborne (other) 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 Ca ... * Osbern (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborn (other)
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Osborn may refer to: * Osborn (surname) * Osborn Engineering, American architectural and engineering firm * Osborn Engineering Company, British motorcycle manufacturer * Osborn wave, an abnormal electrocardiogram finding Places in the United States * Osborn, Maine * Osborn, Missouri * Osborn, Montana * Osborn, Ohio * Osborn, Wisconsin * Osborn Correctional Institution, Somers, Connecticut See also * Osborne (other) * Osbourne (other) Osbourne may refer to: * Osbourne (name), including a list of people with the name * ''The Osbournes'', a reality television program featuring Ozzy Osbourne and family * ''Osbournes Reloaded'', a variety television program also featuring the Osbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Osborne (DD-295)
USS ''Osborne'' (DD-295) was a in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Weedon Osborne. Naval Service ''Osborne'' was laid down 23 September 1919 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; launched 29 December 1919; co-sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Osborne Fisher, sister of Ltjg W. E. Osborne and Mrs. C. H. Cox; and commissioned 17 May 1920. Commissioned into a peacetime navy curtailed by a retrenching Congress, the undermanned four-stacker departed Boston, Massachusetts 25 June to join DESRON 3, Atlantic Fleet. The limited coastal operations of 1920 were supplemented by 2 months of fleet exercises and battle problems off Cuba during the first quarter of 1921. Whether operating out of Charleston, South Carolina, her normal base of operations, or out of the Brooklyn or Philadelphia Navy Yards ''Osborne'' regularly steamed southward early each year for these competitive exercises and large scale tactical maneuvers. These useful te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMY Osborne (1870)
HMY ''Osborne'' was a paddle steamer Royal Yacht of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. Designed by Edward James Reed, she was launched on 19 December 1870 at Pembroke Royal Dockyard and replaced the yacht of the same name formerly known as HMY ''Victoria and Albert''. She measured 1,850 tons, and was used for cruises to foreign countries and later on the short run to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Commander Charles Eustace Anson was appointed in command on 28 December 1899, and was in command during the funeral arrangements for Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ... the following month. External links National Maritime Museumsearch results for 'HMY Osborne Footnotes External links * Royal Yachts of the United Kingdom 1870 ships Stea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborne Effect
The Osborne effect is a social phenomenon of customers canceling or deferring orders for the current, soon-to-be-obsolete product as an unexpected drawback of a company's announcing a future product prematurely. It is an example of cannibalization. The term alludes to the Osborne Computer Corporation, whose second product did not become available until more than a year after it was announced. The company's subsequent bankruptcy was widely blamed on reduced sales after the announcement. Description The Osborne Effect states that prematurely discussing future, unavailable products damages sales of existing products. The name comes from the planned replacement of the Osborne 1, an early personal computer first sold by the Osborne Computer Corporation in 1981. In 1983, founder Adam Osborne pre-announced several next-generation computer models (the Osborne Executive and Osborne Vixen), which were only prototypes, highlighting the fact that they would outperform the existing model ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborne Bull
The Osborne bull ( es, El Toro de Osborne) is a black silhouetted image of a bull in semi-profile. Erected as either or billboards, as of July 2022 there are 92 of them installed on hilltops and along roadways throughout much of Spain. Conceived as an advertising vehicle over ago, the Osborne bull has given its parent company extraordinary brand recognition around the world. With the passage of time, the Osborne bull has become enmeshed in Spain's cultural identity and is now considered an unofficial national emblem. History The , renowned purveyor of wines, spirits and various other food products, is the second oldest company in Spain and one of the oldest companies in the world. It was founded in 1772 by Thomas Osborne Mann, an English shopkeeper from Exeter who moved to Cádiz to trade in wines. Now over later, the company enjoys longevity and international fame and recognition. In 1956, Osborne wanted an ad campaign to promote its ''Brandy de Jerez''. Designer cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborne Association
Osborne Association is a non-governmental, multi-service, criminal justice reform, and direct service organization. Osborne runs programs for people who have been in conflict with the law and their families. It operates from community offices in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Buffalo, Manhattan, and Newburgh, New York and inside more than two dozen New York State prisons and jails. They work with the families and communities of incarcerated individuals to try and redress harm done by the criminal justice system, whilst also working to reform the system by challenging racist policies and retributive justice. Osborne was created by merging organizations that had been founded by Thomas Mott Osborne, former mayor of Auburn, New York and warden of Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The charity has a particular focus on the families of the incarcerated and advocates nationally for the needs of children with incarcerated parents, the rights of older adults in prison and reentry, and of the importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Osborne
The Osborne, also known as the Osborne Apartments or 205 West 57th Street, is an apartment building at Seventh Avenue and 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The Osborne was originally designed by James Edward Ware and constructed from 1883 to 1885. An annex to the west, designed by Alfred S. G. Taylor and Julian Clarence Levi, was constructed in 1906. The Osborne is one of the oldest luxury apartment buildings in New York City. The Osborne's facade is clad in rusticated blocks of brownstone, with a main entrance on 57th Street and a variety of window configurations. The first floor has an elaborate foyer and lobby, while the other floors contain apartments in duplex arrangements. The southern section of the building, facing 57th Street, is 11 stories tall and originally contained main living spaces with high ceilings. The northern section, at the rear of the building, is 15 stories tall and contained the bedrooms and servant's rooms. The Osborne was origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborne Group
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 Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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