<s>
The	O
Osborne	B-Device
Executive	I-Device
is	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
already	O
commercially	O
successful	O
Osborne	B-Device
1	I-Device
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
by	O
Osborne	O
Computer	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Executive	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
the	O
good	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Osborne	B-Device
1	I-Device
and	O
fixes	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
perceived	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Osborne	B-Device
Executive	I-Device
,	O
like	O
the	O
Osborne	B-Device
1	I-Device
,	O
comes	O
with	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WordStar	B-Application
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
SuperCalc	B-Application
spreadsheet	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
CBASIC	B-Language
and	O
MBASIC	B-Language
programming	I-Language
languages	I-Language
—	O
all	O
software	O
packages	O
that	O
were	O
the	O
leading	O
applications	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
niches	O
at	O
the	O
timehad	O
a	O
retail	O
value	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
US$	O
2,495	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disk	O
drives	O
and	O
built-in	O
7-inch	O
amber	O
CRT	B-Device
are	O
covered	O
by	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
when	O
snapped	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
case	O
for	O
transportation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Osborne	B-Device
1	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Executive	O
can	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
at	O
a	O
convenient	O
viewing	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Executive	O
includes	O
a	O
cooling	B-General_Concept
fan	I-General_Concept
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Osborne	B-Device
1	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
tiny	O
air	O
filter	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
is	O
CP/M	B-Application
version	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
complete	O
listing	O
of	O
the	O
ROM	B-Operating_System
BIOS	I-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Osborne	O
technical	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
version	O
2.2	O
,	O
this	O
edition	O
of	O
CP/M	B-Application
supports	O
bank	B-General_Concept
switching	I-General_Concept
memory	B-Architecture
;	O
this	O
allows	O
compatible	O
programs	O
to	O
use	O
more	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternative	O
OS	O
,	O
the	O
UCSD	B-Language
p-System	I-Language
is	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Application	O
and	O
utility	O
bundled	O
software	O
Program	O
Name	O
Version	O
Published	O
by	O
Program	O
Type	O
Date	O
Part	O
Number	O
Number	O
of	O
Disks	O
PictureCP/M	O
Plus3.0System	O
Disk	O
/	O
Utilities19823MBASIC/CBASIC5.21/2.38Microsoft/Compiler	O
Systems	O
Inc.BASIC	O
interpreter/compiler19811	O
Desolation	O
B.C	O
Software	O
Barry	O
Campbell	O
Game	O
1984	O
1	O
WordStar/MailMerge	O
3.3	O
MicroPro	B-Application
International	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CP/M	B-Application
BIOS	B-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
Executive	O
can	O
automatically	O
detect	O
and	O
use	O
single-sided	O
disks	O
formatted	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
systems	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
CP/M	B-Application
systems	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
cannot	O
read	O
diskettes	B-Device
formatted	O
for	O
any	O
other	O
brand	O
(	O
sometimes	O
,	O
for	O
other	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
brand	O
)	O
without	O
using	O
third-party	O
special	O
purpose	O
interchange	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Executive	O
can	O
also	O
emulate	O
certain	O
models	O
of	O
computer	B-General_Concept
terminal	I-General_Concept
(	O
which	O
is	O
useful	O
for	O
dial-up	O
access	O
to	O
remote	O
systems	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Osborne	B-Device
Executive	I-Device
was	O
useful	O
for	O
presentations	O
and	O
projects	O
at	O
client	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
static	O
presentations	O
,	O
the	O
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
could	O
provide	O
on-the-spot	O
answers	O
to	O
numeric	O
questions	O
when	O
working	O
with	O
consulting	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Executive	O
was	O
only	O
produced	O
in	O
limited	O
numbers	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
predecessor	O
Osborne	B-Device
1	I-Device
,	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
filed	O
for	O
Chapter	O
11	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
financial	O
problems	O
of	O
the	O
Osborne	O
company	O
were	O
aggravated	O
by	O
early	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Executive	O
,	O
which	O
cut	O
into	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Osborne	B-Device
1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
announced	O
yet	O
another	O
successor	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
Osborne	B-Device
Vixen	I-Device
,	O
but	O
went	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
before	O
the	O
Vixen	O
could	O
be	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Osborne	B-Device
Executive	I-Device
II	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
8088	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
providing	O
MS-DOS	O
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibility	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
but	O
never	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Osborne	B-Device
Executive	I-Device
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
wall	O
plug	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
internal	O
battery	O
,	O
although	O
an	O
aftermarket	O
battery	O
pack	O
offering	O
1-hour	O
run	O
time	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
single-sided	O
drives	O
the	O
Executive	O
motherboard	B-Device
is	O
wired	O
to	O
support	O
double-sided	O
drives	O
,	O
providing	O
the	O
SIDE	O
signal	O
from	O
the	O
disk	O
controller	O
socket	O
to	O
the	O
drive	O
connector	O
but	O
is	O
unused	O
by	O
the	O
shipped	O
single-sided	O
Western	O
Digital	O
FD1793	B-Device
floppy-disk	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgrade	O
kit	O
to	O
360	O
KB	O
double-sided	O
,	O
double-density	O
drives	O
was	O
briefly	O
available	O
from	O
Future	O
Systems	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
new	O
DSDD	O
drives	O
,	O
a	O
drop-in	O
replacement	O
FD1797	B-Device
disk	O
controller	O
,	O
ROM	B-Device
(	O
1.3	O
)	O
upgrade	O
and	O
an	O
upgraded	O
CP/M	B-Application
BIOS	B-Operating_System
(	O
1.4	O
)	O
and	O
utilities	O
which	O
provides	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
for	O
SSSD/SSDD	O
disks	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
newer	O
format	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Osborne	B-Device
Vixen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
11	O
MB	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
option	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
Gard	O
Micro	O
Systems	O
;	O
installation	O
requires	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
one	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
new	O
drive	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
and	O
fitting	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
mains	O
voltage	O
fan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motherboard	B-Device
also	O
provides	O
a	O
pin	O
header	O
(	O
P12	O
)	O
giving	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
video	O
memory	B-Architecture
and	O
direct	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
access	I-General_Concept
for	O
possible	O
future	O
internal	O
expansion	O
via	O
a	O
daughterboard	O
.	O
</s>
