
My First Computer
by Vonda N. McIntyre
I’ve already written a bit about the Osborne I, a tan-case machine with a four-digit serial number, my first personal computer, without which I would never have been able to finish The Entropy Effect by its very tight deadline. It was a “luggable” machine, about the size and weight of a portable sewing machine. I did lug it around sometimes when I travelled, and it got lugged to downtown Seattle by one of my housemates, who was in charge of directory assis...
Published on August 30, 2013 12:00