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	The company said that the Osborne 1 machine, which retailed for $1,995, would be reduced immediately to $1,295.		The company said that the Osborne 1 machine, which retailed for $1,995, would be reduced immediately to $1,295.

FrankRahman at 17:26, 7 July 2025

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	(New York Times, August 3, 1983)		(New York Times, August 3, 1983)
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	The Osborne Computer Corporation, the upstart that introduced the briefcase-sized portable computer, announced yesterday that it had filed for bankruptcy. It was the first in what analysts said could become a series of failures in the heavily competitive personal-computer industry. ...		The Osborne Computer Corporation, the upstart that introduced the briefcase-sized portable computer, announced yesterday that it had filed for bankruptcy. It was the first in what analysts said could become a series of failures in the heavily competitive personal-computer industry. ...

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	And soon a host of other portable computers were introduced by companies like the Kaypro Corporation of Solana Beach, Calif., and the Compaq Computer Corporation of Houston. The Kaypro was a less expensive version of the Osborne I and the Compaq, while more expensive, operated on all of the programs available for I.B.M.'s Personal Computer. Facing I.B.M. Competition.<br>		And soon a host of other portable computers were introduced by companies like the Kaypro Corporation of Solana Beach, Calif., and the Compaq Computer Corporation of Houston. The Kaypro was a less expensive version of the Osborne I and the Compaq, while more expensive, operated on all of the programs available for I.B.M.'s Personal Computer. Facing I.B.M. Competition.<br>
	(New York Times, Sept 15, 1983)		(New York Times, Sept 15, 1983)
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FrankRahman at 17:25, 7 July 2025

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 Mr. Osborne said a new round of private financing would also improve the company's cash-flow picture. "If we didn't get the new financing, we would be in trouble," he said. Analyst estimates placed the amount of the financing at near $20 million.
-The New Jersey plant, which begin operating in February 1982, had a capacity of about 200 to 250 Osborne 1 units a day, and has been operating at capacity, Mr. Osborne said. The Hayward plant can produce about the same number of Osborne 1 units, or up to 800 Executive models per day.
+The New Jersey plant, which begin operating in February 1982, had a capacity of about 200 to 250 Osborne 1 units a day, and has been operating at capacity, Mr. Osborne said. The Hayward plant can produce about the same number of Osborne 1 units, or up to 800 Executive models per day.<br>
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 The company has also reportedly been hurt by the recent chaos in the low end of the computer market, which has hit Warner Communication's Atari unit and Texas Instruments Inc. most severely. Both companies recently reported record losses.<br>
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The company said that the Osborne 1 machine, which retailed for $1,995, would be reduced immediately to $1,295. "We once were all alone in this business and now have several competitors," said Mike Sanchez, a company spokesman. "We want to shake up the market again, like we did when we introduced the machine." "The company has lost substantial market share to Kaypro and others," said David S. Lawrence, an analyst with Montgomery Securities in San Francisco..."

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The company said that the Osborne 1 machine, which retailed for $1,995, would be reduced immediately to $1,295.

"We once were all alone in this business and now have several competitors," said Mike Sanchez, a company spokesman. "We want to shake up the market again, like we did when we introduced the machine."

"The company has lost substantial market share to Kaypro and others," said David S. Lawrence, an analyst with Montgomery Securities in San Francisco. He was referring to the Kaypro Corporation, which markets a popular portable.

The company has also reportedly been hurt by the recent chaos in the low end of the computer market, which has hit Warner Communication's Atari unit and Texas Instruments Inc. most severely. Both companies recently reported record losses.<br>
(New York Times, July 9, 1983)
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