I worked at IBM in Boca Raton at the time. An acquaintance, broke into
the section behind where our systems were (at the time IBM had just
started their luggable, to compete with Osbourne) and stole engineering
diagrams and system information. He flew to California, and tried to
sell it to Osbourne. Osbourne talked with the FBI, and he had the
opportunity to sell the items to the FBI.
David Wilburn
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K4DGW
K2 #5982
Bill Coleman wrote:
On Mar 3, 2007, at 11:23 AM, John Young wrote:
If my memory is still working I recall Osbone made a very nice CP/M
computer in the dark ages. When the owner announced that the next
model would be IBM PC compatible, all orders for the CP/M system ended
and the company went broke.
In the business literature, this is known as the "Osbourne Effect" for
this reason.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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