Which version of the manual for Osborne 1

[MikeP]

I have a newly acquired Osborne 1 and I would like to buy the "Osborne 1 User's Reference Guide", however, there seem to be 2 versions, one with a white cover and one with a blue cover. Can anyone tell me the difference between them?

Thanks
Mike

 

[confusedyeti]

The white version appears to be available as a PDF here, and looks to be a later version as it uses the later blue case Osborne for reference pictures. I don't have the blue version, but I have the apparently much earlier three ring binder version. A quick spot check looks like the content is mostly the same, except my version uses a monospace font and the pictures show the original Osoborne case. It looks from the pictures on eBay listing that the blue version is using the same monospace font and my 3 ring binder version, but just bound into a normal book.

 

[MikeP]

Thanks ConfusedYeti, that was very helpful. I bought the white version from Ebay. I have the newer case, so probably the white version would have come with the machine.