Dynabook Inc.

Dynabook Inc.
Native name
Dynabook株式会社
FormerlyKawasaki Typewriter (1954-1958)
Toshiba Typewriter (1958-1968)
Toshiba Business Machine (1968-1984)
Toshiba Information Equipments (1984-2016)
Toshiba Client Solutions (2016-2019)
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded9 September 1954 (1954-09-09) (original)
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) (as Dynabook)
HeadquartersToyosu, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Tetsuji Kawamura (chairman)
Kiyofumi Kakudo (president)
ProductsPersonal computers
ParentSharp Corporation
Websitedynabook.com

Dynabook Inc. (Dynabook株式会社, Dainabukku Kabushiki-gaisha), stylized dynabook, is a Japanese personal computer manufacturer based in Kōtō, Tokyo, owned by Sharp Corporation; it was previously part of, and branded overseas as, Toshiba, until 2018. The Dynabook name had already been used by Toshiba in the Japanese market since 1989 for laptop products.[1][2]

Under Toshiba, it notably launched the Toshiba T1100 in 1985, cited as the first ever commercial laptop PC.[3] The company was a major manufacturer of PCs until a decline in fortunes led to Toshiba selling the business to Sharp in 2018, with new products since rebranded to Dynabook worldwide.[2]

  1. ^ "Chronology of History". Tokyo: Toshiba Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kan, Michael (2 April 2019). "RIP Toshiba-Branded PCs, Long Live Dynabook". PCMag.com. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Dynabook the Note PC". Tokyo: Dynabook Inc. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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