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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Osborne Corp. 08	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1987	80286	name image company company_name specs forum_thread oc_id source 08 /media/museum/photos/osborne_08_system_1.jpg /companies/osborne-corp Osborne Corp. label value NAME 08 label value MANUFACTURER Osborne Corp. label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR June 1987 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Full stroke 79 keys with 12 function keys and arrow keys label value CPU 80286 label value SPEED 8 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR 80287 label value RAM 640 KB expandable up to 16 MB label value ROM Unknown label value TEXT MODES 40 or 80 columns x 24 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 200 label value COLORS 16 label value SOUND PC speaker label value SIZE / WEIGHT 41 (W) x 32 (D) x 16 (H) cm / 9 Kg label value I/O PORTS Serial and Parallel ports, RGB, 1 IBM slot label value BUILT IN MEDIA 1 or 2 x 720 KB 3.5'' floppy disc drives, optional 20 MB hard disk label value OS MS-DOS 3.2, Xenix label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply unit label value PERIPHERALS Extension box label value PRICE OCC-08-D: 3500 , OCC-08-H: 4130 900 923 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20220807152150/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=923 2022-08-07

The Osborne 08 was launched in Germany by Osborne Computer Corp. GmbH. It was an AT compatible portable system weighting 9 Kg.

Standard software included MS-DOS 3.2, keyboard driver and a RAM disc.
Xenix was available as an option as well as an extension box with five 16-bit plug-in slots.

Two version were available: the OCC-08-D with two 720 KB floppy disc drives, and the OCC-08-H with one floppy drive and one 20 MB hard disk.

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