| year/month |
Timeline |
| 1971/12 |
【World】Intel developed the 4bit microprocessor, MPU 4004, fisrt in the world
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| 1974 |
【World】Intel developed an 8bit microprocessor, MPU 8080
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| 1975/01 |
【World】MITS Inc. put Altair 8800 kit on the market
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| 1976/08 |
NEC announced TK-80, a do-it-yourself PC kit for training.
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| 1977/06 |
【World】Apple Computer put Apple II on the market
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| 1978/09 |
Hitachi announced a 8-bit personal computer, Basic Master MB-6880
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| 1978/12 |
Sharp put a semi-kit, MZ-80K on the market
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| 1978 |
【World】Intel developed the 16bit microprocessor, MPU 8086
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| 1979/05 |
NEC announced its first personal computer, PC-8001
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| 1980/05 |
Oki Electric announced if800 series, the all-in-one personal computer, set printer in the machine
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| 1980 |
Hitachi developed a personal computer, Basic Master Level3 MB-6890, MB-6891 which could display Kana(Japanese alphabet)
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| 1981/05 |
Fujitsu announced a 8-bit personal computer, FM-8
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| 1981/08 |
【World】IBM put IBM PC on the market
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| 1981/12 |
Mitsubishi Electric a 16-bit business personal computer, MULTI 16
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| 1982/10 |
Toshiba put PASOPIA 16, the 16bit Japanized MS-DOS based personal computer
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| 1982/10 |
NEC announced a 16-bit personal computer, PC-9801
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| 1982/11 |
【World】Compaq put the portable personal computer on the market
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| 1982 |
Hitachi developed a 16-bit personal computer, 16000 series MB 16001
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| 1982 |
【World】Intel delivered 80286 microprocessor
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| 1983 |
Hitachi developed a 16-bit personal computer for OA, FA, B series B-16
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| 1983 |
【World】Apple Computer put Lisa on the market
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| 1983 |
【World】Micosoft announced the OS, 'Windows'
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| 1983 |
【World】Novel put Netware on the market
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| 1984/08 |
【World】IBM put IBM PC-AT on the market
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| 1984/12 |
Fujitsu announced a 16-bit personal computer for business use, FM16 β(Beta )
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| 1984 |
【World】Motorola announced Motorola 68020 microprocessor
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| 1984 |
【World】Apple Computer put the personal computer, 'Macintosh' on the market
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| 1985/04 |
Toshiba cultivated a personal laptop computer market and put T-1100 (overseas model)on the market
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| 1985/10 |
Fujitsu announced AV(Audio and Visual) personal computer, FM77AV with simultaneous 4096-color display
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| 1985 |
【World】AT&T announced UNIX PC
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| 1985 |
【World】Intel delivered 80386 microprocessor
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| 1986/01 |
Toshiba put T-3100, the world's first personal laptop computer with a build-in HDD on the overseas market
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| 1986/10 |
NEC announced PC-98LT, a laptop computer which used self-developed 16-bit MPU
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| 1986 |
Sharp announced a 16bit personal computer, X68000 using MC68000.
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| 1987/01 |
Fujitsu announced a personal computer for business use, FM-R series (consisting of 3 model)
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| 1987/04 |
SEIKO-EPSON put NEC-compatible personal computer, EPSON PC-286 model 0 on the market
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| 1987/09 |
NEC announced PC-98XL², a 32-bit personal computer which had Intel 80386 MPU
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| 1987/09 |
Fujitsu announced a 32-bit personal computer for business use, FM R-70
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| 1987/10 |
Toshiba put T-5100, the world's first 32-bit personal laptop computer on the overseas market
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| 1987/11 |
SEIKO-EPSON put the NEC PC-98 full-compatible personal computer, EPSON PC-286L series on the market
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| 1987 |
【World】Apple Computer put the personal computer, 'MacintoshII' on the market
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| 1987 |
【World】Motorola announced Motorola 68030 MPU
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| 1988/05 |
Mitsubishi Electric announced the personal computer for AX, MAXY
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| 1988/07 |
Oki Electric announced if800EX series, the 32-bit personal computer
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| 1988/12 |
Oki Electric announced if800AX series, the 32-bit laptop personal computer based on the AX standard
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| 1989/02 |
Fujitsu announced a 32-bit hyper media personal computer, FM TOWNS
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| 1989/06 |
Toshiba put a notebook-style personal computer, J-3100 SS01 first in the world
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| 1989/07 |
NEC announced PC-9801LX5C, the first laptop computer with colared display in Japan
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| 1989/09 |
SEIKO-EPSON put a notebook-style personal computer, EPSON PC-286 NOTE exective
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| 1989/10 |
NEC announced its first notebook-syle personal computer, PC-9801N
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| 1989 |
Hitachi developed the personal work tool, PROSET 30
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| 1989 |
【World】Intel delivered 80486 microprocessor
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| 1990/02 |
Toshiba announced the PC DynaBook J-3100 SS02E with an internal 2.5-inch hard disk drive
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| 1990/05 |
NEC announced 98NOTE SX, the first 32-bit notebook-style personal computer in Japan
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| 1990/05 |
NEC announced PC-9801T model F5, which had a 8-colar TFT liquid crystal panel display.
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| 1990/08 |
Oki Electric announced ifNOTE series, the 32-bit notebook style personal computer
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| 1990 |
【World】Motorola announced Motorola 68040 MPU
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| 1991/04 |
Mitsubishi Electric announced the Apricot Qi workstations and LAN terminals for full-fledged client-server systems
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| 1991/05 |
Hitachi announced five FLORA series models of personal stations that fused together the company’s computer and workstation families and were the industry’s first to support the AX Consortium’s AX-VGA standard
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| 1991/10 |
NEC announced the PC-9801NC notebook computer, the first notebook in the world with a color LCD screen
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| 1991/10 |
Oki Electric announced the if Note 40 series of notebook computers designed specifically for the network era
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| 1991/10 |
Oki Electric announced the if 486 VX series with an AX standard display architecture and connectable to SCSI-bus file storage devices
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| 1991/10 |
Toshiba announced the DynaBook V386/20 J-3100 SX notebook computer with a VGA-compatible LCD screen
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| 1992/04 |
Toshiba announced the DynaBook V486 J-3100 XS notebook computer with a TFT color LCD screen that could display 256 colors
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| 1992/09 |
Oki Electric announced the if PEN 30, a pen-interface computer that accepted handwritten Japanese inputs
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| 1992/09 |
Mitsubishi Electric announced the Apricot NT386SL, a notebook computer running DOS/V
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| 1993/03 |
Mitsubishi Electric announced the AMiTY, a pen tablet with a built-in hard drive
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| 1993/05 |
Toshiba announced the DynaBook EZ486P notebook with a built-in printer
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| 1993/10 |
Fujitsu announced the FMV series of AT compatibles, a first for the company
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| 1994/01 |
Oki Electric announced a line of DOS/V computers that used the OADG architecture
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| 1994/05 |
Fujitsu announced the FM TOWNS II Fresh ･ TV computer with built-in television functionality
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| 1994/06 |
Hitachi announced the FLORA 3010 DV, a desktop computer that accepted multiple processors, a first for a Japanese computer maker
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| 1994/07 |
NEC announced the PC-9821Ce2, a computer that could receive TV broadcasts
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| 1994/07 |
Toshiba announced the DynaBook SS433, the world’s first B5-sized subnotebook with a built-in floppy drive
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| 1994/10 |
Fujitsu announced the FMV-DESKPOWER series of all-in-one desktop computers
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| 1995/02 |
Fujitsu announced the FMV BIBLO series of all-in-one notebook computers
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| 1995/02 |
Fujitsu announced the FM TOWNS II SN model, a notebook specifically designed for the education field
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| 1995/10 |
Hitachi announced a line of slim notebooks and all-in-one multimedia computers that supported Windows 95
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| 1995/11 |
Fujitsu announced the FMV-TOWNS series, which combined the FMV and FM TOWNS series
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| 1995/11 |
Toshiba rolled out the DynaBook GT-R590 notebook loaded with Windows 95
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| 1996/03 |
Mitsubishi Electric announced the AMiTY SP, a mobile computer with an A5-file footprint
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| 1996/04 |
Toshiba rolled out the Libretto 20, the world’s smallest and lightest mini-notebook computer
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| 1996/05 |
Oki Electric announced a line of all-in-one desktop computers for the consumer market
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| 1997/03 |
Hitachi announced the FLORA 300 series of slim desktops that included models with built-in LCD monitors
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| 1997/09 |
Mitsubishi Electric announced the Pedion, the worldﾕs thinnest and lightest A4-sized notebook computer
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| 1997/10 |
NEC announced the PC-98 NX series of 200 models in 26 configurations, which incorporated the PC 97/PC 98 system design architecture
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| 1997/11 |
Fujitsu announced the FMV-DESKPOWER Pliche, a stylish computer aimed at female users
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| 1997/11 |
Toshiba announced the DynaBook Tecra 750 DVD/5.1, a high-end notebook computer with a DVD-ROM drive
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| 1998/06 |
Toshiba announced the DynaBook SS PORTÉGÉ 3000 series of slim, B5-sized subnotebooks that were the world’s thinnest and lightest
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| 1998/07 |
NEC announced 54 models in 21 configurations, including the ValueStar NX desktop running Windows 98 for the general-consumer market
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| 1998/10 |
Fujitsu announced the FMV LIFEBOOK series of business notebooks that could be custom ordered
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| 2000/02 |
Hitachi announced the FLORA 30DV, a low-priced desktop computer for the business market that was sold together with a CRT monitor for only \70,000
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| 2000/09 |
Fujitsu announced the FMV-BIBLO LOOX, a new concept mobile computer with high-speed wireless communication functions built in
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| 2000/09 |
Toshiba announced the DynaBook DB70P/5MC all-in-one notebook computer with the world’s first multi-drive (a combined CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, and DVD-ROM drive)
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| 2000/11 |
NEC announced several computers including the business-oriented Mate MA15S/MZ, which packaged a Pentium 4 processor, Intelﾕs latest CPU, in a mini-tower desktop configuration
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