Toshiba T series explained

Toshiba T series
Developer:Toshiba Information Systems Corporation

The Toshiba T series comprises personal computers sold internationally by the Japanese electronics conglomerate Toshiba, under their Information Systems subsidiary (now known as Dynabook Inc.), from 1981 to 1995.

The T series began with desktop computers such as the T100 and T300, both of which were rebranded Pasopia models from Japan for United States markets.[1] Starting with the fast-selling Toshiba T1100 laptop, the vast majority of succeeding entries in the T series comprised portable computers, including laptops, luggables, and notebooks, as Toshiba had largely abandoned the international desktop market, where they had failed to gain much uptake.[2] The T prefix denotes models sold exclusively outside of Japan; within Japan, Toshiba sold these computers with the J prefix instead.[3]

Beginning with Toshiba's T1800 laptop in 1992, Toshiba began introducing brand names to go alongside certain T-series models (in the T1800's case, Satellite). This practice continued until June 1995, when Toshiba's computer division imposed a nomenclature reset which removed the T prefix and dictated that all succeeding models have a brand name.[4]

Models

Portables

Toshiba T series portable models[5] ! Model !! Release date !! Processor !! Clock
speed
(MHz) !! Display
technology !! Display
size
(in.) !! Display
resolution !! Stock RAM
!! HDD !! Notes/
DynaPad T100X 25 9.5 VGA (640×480) 4 MB (20 MB) 40 MB Tablet computer[6]
4.77 Monochrome STN LCD (reflective) 9.8 CGA (640×200) 512 KB (768 KB)

Notes and References

  1. 1983 . 10-bit instructions improve efficiency . Electronic Design . Hayden Publishing Company . 31 . 23 . 15 . Google Books.
  2. Book: Sanderson, Susan Walsh . Mustafa Uzumeri . 1997 . Managing Product Families . McGraw-Hill . 52–66 . 9780256228977 . the Internet Archive.
  3. Staff writer . June 3, 1991 . Toshiba's new program breaks MS-DOS barrier . The Province . 51 . ProQuest.
  4. Lee . Yvonne L. . June 19, 1995 . Toshiba notebooks gain power . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 17 . 25 . 39 . Google Books.
  5. Book: 1990 . NACD Computer Blue Book . National Association of Computer Dealers . 61 . 0-933325-09-6 . 1990 . Google Books.
  6. Oullette . Dan . August 2, 1983 . DynaPad weighs in at just 3.3 pounds . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 15 . 31 . 97 . Google Books.