Osborne Encore / Zenith Z170

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Wed Sep 16 21:40:14 1998

On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, Phil Clayton wrote:

> I found a Zenith Z170 Lunch Box PC at a local Thrift store last week.
> Could'nt find anything out about it, until I saw an Osborne Encore, its
> Identical except the Osborne is Gray, and the Zenith is a natural
> white.. I know that Adam Osborne's company went belly-up around this
> time 1984, is it possible that he sold the machine rights to Zenith ?

No. That lunchbox was made by Vadem and OEM'd by Morrow (the Pivot),
Zenith (Z170/Z171), Osborne (O3), and maybe others.

I think the Vixen (O4) was Osborne's last machine.

-- Doug
Received on Wed Sep 16 1998 - 21:40:14 BST