Osborne Encore / Zenith Z170

From: Phil Clayton <handyman_at_sprintmail.com>
Date: Wed Sep 16 10:02:10 1998

Doug Yowza wrote:

> 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

Do you have any more information about Vadem, the website I enclosed must be
incorrect then.Interesting to find out more of this machine..
Thanks for your info..

Phil...

Take a "Look-See" for yourself..

  http://www.insset.u-picardie.fr/museum/english/pages_site/page_start.htm
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