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Dynabook Inc. is a Japanese personal computer manufacturer owned by Sharp Corporation. It was formerly owned and branded as Toshiba from 1985 to 2018. In 1985, Toshiba released the Toshiba T1100, one of an early IBM PC-compatible laptops and it was claimed by Toshiba as "the world's first mass-market laptop computer". The Dynabook brand was first used on Japan-only Toshiba DynaBook J-3100SS laptop. Since then, that brand was only used in Japan until it is fully adopted as a global brand in 2019.
Toshiba PC[]
1985-2019[]
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Most of its models from the late 90s until 2019, it is also seen as a BIOS/UEFI OEM boot logo, alongside with its former slogans In Touch with Tomorrow (until 2006) and Leading Innovation (2007-2018).
In 2016, Toshiba stopped making consumer PC products to focus on business laptops except in Japan, China and Taiwan, where these are now branded as simply Dynabook instead.
After it started to use the Dynabook name outside Japan in 2019, the Toshiba brand and logo will co-exist together as part of its transition until it is fully dropped in late 2019/early 2020.
Toshiba Dynabook/Dynabook Inc.[]
1989-2003 (Japan only)[]
The logo was originally stylized as DynaBook and it was first used on Toshiba DynaBook J-3100SS laptop. released in 1989 and it is exclusively sold in Japan.
The logo lasted until 2003.
2003-present (Japan), 2019-present (worldwide)[]
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The logo is now stylized as dynabook and was first used in Japan in 2003. In most of Dynabook branded PCs, the Toshiba logo appeared under the laptop screen when opened, while the Dynabook logo appeared on the back of the laptop screen instead of Toshiba logo that appeared on its global models.
In 2018, Toshiba Corporation sold its PC division to Sharp, and started to adopt the Dynabook brand and logo globally in 2019.
- RIP Toshiba-Branded PCs, Long Live Dynabook - PC Magazine UK
- This is Dynabook - Dynabook EMEA (YouTube)
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Dynabook Inc.
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| Currently owned by Sharp, and formerly part of Toshiba.
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| Part of Foxconn
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Brands: Defunct/Discontinued: Notes:
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| Part of the Midea Group
Predecessors: Shibaura Seisaku-sho | Tokyo Denki (Tokyo Electric Company) | Tokyo Shibaura Denki Current: Brands: Other: Defunct/Former
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