Who was first?

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Sun Jan 25 03:43:02 2004

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Witchy wrote:

> As I think we all know, it's not the innovators that get the recognition per
> se, but the people that make the most noise. I got my first Osborne 1 last
> week and there's nothing remarkable about it; hells, it looks like a
> repackaged TRS80 Model III. Like you said in an email, it wasn't the first
> portable by a long chalk but which one does everyone remember?

Marketing is everything...

Case in point: MICROSOFT.

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