Private company
Ohio Scientific
Logo: Ohio Scientific, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Early microcomputer company
Ohio Scientific, Inc. (OSI, originally Ohio Scientific Instruments, Inc.), was a privately owned American computer company based in the Akron metropolitan area that built and marketed computer systems, expansions, and software from 1975 to 1986.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Ohio Scientific, Inc. (OSI, originally Ohio Scientific Instruments, Inc.), was a privately owned American computer company based in the Akron metropolitan area that built and marketed computer systems, expansions, and software from 1975 to 1986.2
Timeline
- 1975Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaOhio Scientific
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ12064679
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- 1WikidataOhio Scientific on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaOhio Scientific on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsOhio Scientific logo by Ohio Scientific, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsOhio Scientific photo by Bilby, CC BY 3.0