Personal computers sold internationally
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 ).[ 4] 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.[ 5]
Models
Portables
Desktops
References
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^ Matzkin, Jonathan (October 13, 1987). "Toshiba's T1000 Laptop Has Its Operating System Contained in ROM" . PC Magazine . 6 (17). Ziff-Davis: 53 – via Google Books.
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^ a b Staff writer (November 6, 1989). "Toshiba readies notebook, 386SX-based laptops" . PC Week . 6 (44). Ziff-Davis: 17 – via Gale.
^ Grossman, Evan O. (February 19, 1990). "The T1000SE from Toshiba: fast, readable" . PC Week . 7 (7). Ziff-Davis: 17 et seq – via Gale.
^ a b Sexton, Tara (February 19, 1990). "Toshiba challenge aimed at Compaq; T1200XE takes on LTE/286 Notebook" . PC Week . 7 (7). Ziff-Davis: 17 – via Gale.
^ a b Brown, Bruce (March 5, 1990). "Toshiba laptop duo boasts best displays yet" . PC Week . 7 (9). Ziff-Davis: 1 et seq – via Gale.
^ Sorensen, Karen (November 25, 1985). "Toshiba Hits U.S. Market with Laptop" . InfoWorld . 7 (47). IDG Publications: 23 – via Gale.
^ Ray, Garry (April 8, 1986). "Power, compatibility and legible screen combine in a praiseworthy lap-top" . PC Week . 3 (14). Ziff-Davis: 99–101 – via Gale.
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^ a b Brown, Bruce (October 17, 1989). "Toshiba T1200" . PC Magazine . 8 (17). Ziff-Davis: 275–276 – via Google Books.
^ Brennan, Laura (October 10, 1988). "Style and power highlight laptops from Toshiba, NEC" . PC Week . 5 (41). Ziff-Davis: 41 – via Gale.
^ Davis-Wright, Ryan (April 3, 1989). "T1600: portable power for people on the go" . PC Week . 6 (13). Ziff-Davis: 79 et seq – via Gale.
^ a b c d Lee, Yvonne (May 24, 1993). "Toshiba notebooks to sport Intel chip" . InfoWorld . 15 (19). IDG Publications: 40 – via Google Books.
^ a b Quinlan, Tom (January 31, 1994). "Toshiba rolls out low-cost Satellite notebook line" . InfoWorld . 16 (5). IDG Publications: 25 – via Google Books.
^ a b c Lee, Yvonne L. (August 30, 1993). "Satellite line goes corporate: Toshiba expands retail notebooks beyond consumer" . InfoWorld . 15 (35). IDG Publications: 33 – via Gale.
^ a b c d Staff writer (July 6, 1994). "Three notebook lines introduced by Toshiba" . Computing Canada . 20 (14). Plesman Publications: 42 – via ProQuest.
^ a b Lee, Yvonne L. (March 28, 1994). "Toshiba ships color pen-based tablet: users offered choice of OS" . InfoWorld . 16 (13). IDG Publications: 35 – via Google Books.
^ a b Hicks, Adam A. (June 14, 1994). "Notebook Power in a Tablet" . PC Magazine . 13 (11). Ziff-Davis: 65 – via Google Books.
^ a b c Graggs, Tuseda A. (July 8, 1991). "Toshiba expands T2000 line of notebook systems" . InfoWorld . 13 (27). IDG Publications: 23 – via Google Books.
^ a b c d e Lee, Yvonne L. (March 6, 1995). "Toshiba ships CD-ROM equipped notebook" . InfoWorld . 17 (10). IDG Publications: 37 – via Google Books.
^ a b Lee, Yvonne L. (June 12, 1995). "Low-cost 75-MHz DX4 notebooks debut" . InfoWorld . 17 (24). IDG Publications: 10 – via Gale.
^ Vijayan, Jaikumar (June 19, 1995). "Low-end notebooks gain high-end features" . Computerworld . 29 (25). IDG Publications: 20 – via Google Books.
^ a b Bertolucci, Jeff (April 1995). "Toshiba brings mobile multimedia to notebook line" . PC World . 13 (4). IDG Publications: 64 – via Gale.
^ Van Name, Mark L.; Bill Catchings (September 23, 1991). "Newest T2200 sheds inches, weight" . PC Week . 8 (38). Ziff-Davis: 11 – via Gale.
^ a b Toshiba T2400CS and T2400CT Maintenance Manual (PDF) . Toshiba America Information Systems. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2014.
^ Lee, Yvonne L. (December 5, 1994). "Toshiba upgrades Satellite line" . InfoWorld . 16 (49). IDG Publications: 46 – via Gale.
^ Chabal, Priscilla M. (April 28, 1986). "Toshiba Unveils 286 Transportable" . InfoWorld . 8 (17). IDG Publications: 1, 8 – via Gale.
^ Staff writer (November 7, 1988). "News briefs" . PC Week . 5 (45). Ziff-Davis: 4 – via Gale.
^ Pane, Patricia J. (November 7, 1988). "Toshiba Rolls Out Lighter Version of 286-Based Portable" . InfoWorld . 10 (45). IDG Publications: 6 – via Google Books.
^ Staff writers (October 30, 1989). "New Products: Systems" . Computerworld . XXIII (44). IDG Publications: 52 – via Google Books.
^ a b Staff writer (April 12, 1998). "Toshiba's Irvine Unit Begins Shipping 2 New Portable Personal Computers" . Los Angeles Times : 5 – via ProQuest.
^ Staff writer (September 11, 1989). "Toshiba to ship 386SX portable: 17-lb. PC sports two expansion slots" . PC Week . 6 (36). Ziff-Davis: 13 – via Gale.
^ Ross, Matt (March 13, 1990). "Toshiba T3200SX" . PC Magazine . 9 (5). Ziff-Davis: 183 – via Google Books.
^ Van Name, Mark L.; Bill Catchings (April 8, 1991). "Toshiba masters color in pricey portable" . PC Week . 8 (14). Ziff-Davis: 1 et seq – via Gale.
^ Boudette, Neal (October 14, 1991). "Toshiba extends notebook line: 25MHz 486SX, 386SL models set to debut" . PC Week . 8 (41). Ziff-Davis: 10 – via Gale.
^ a b c d Lee, Yvonne L. (November 8, 1993). "Toshiba unveils its first subnotebook" . InfoWorld . 15 (45). IDG Publications: 33 – via Google Books.
^ a b Uiterwijk, Andreas; Siobhan Nash (May 2, 1994). "Toshiba Portege breaks new ground in usability, functionality" . InfoWorld . 16 (18). IDG Publications: 111 – via Google Books.
^ Lee, Yvonne L. (June 20, 1994). "Toshiba updates Portege, Satellite; notebooks to ship in July" . InfoWorld . 16 (25). IDG Publications: 35 – via Google Books.
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^ Ricciardi, Sal (February 25, 1992). "Toshiba's T4400SX: 486 Power, 3-Hour Battery Life, And a Choice of Display" . PC Magazine . 11 (4). Ziff-Davis: 37, 39 – via Google Books.
^ Van Name, Mark L.; Bill Catchings (April 6, 1992). "Toshiba notebook outshines field" . PC Week . 9 (14). Ziff-Davis: 21 – via Gale.
^ a b c d Lee, Yvonne (November 9, 1992). "Toshiba packs 486 into light notebooks" . InfoWorld . 14 (45). IDG Publications: 46 – via Google Books.
^ a b c d Zimmerman, Michael R. (November 2, 1992). "Toshiba unleashes four notebook system, pen-based tablet PC" . PC Week . 9 (44). Ziff-Davis: 18 – via Gale.
^ Lee, Yvonne L. (March 7, 1994). "Vendors prep DX4-based notebooks" . InfoWorld . 16 (10). IDG Publications: 27 – via Google Books.
^ Bertolucci, Jeff (April 1994). "Triple Speed: 100-MHz Computing" . PC World . 12 (4). IDG Publications: 60 et seq – via Gale.
^ Lee, Yvonne L. (November 7, 1994). "Toshiba's latest notebook powered by 75-MHz chip; T4850CT offers 65,000 colors" . InfoWorld . 16 (45). IDG Publications: 41 – via Google Books.
^ Nadel, Brian (December 6, 1994). "75-MHz Toshiba Notebook Makes Pentium Portable" . PC Magazine . 13 (21). Ziff-Davis: 37 – via Google Books.
^ Staff writer (September 28, 1987). "Toshiba 386 laptop sited; California assembly, January delivery planned" . Computerworld . 21 (39). IDG Publications: 2 – via Google Books.
^ Staff writer (January 26, 1998). "Price of Toshiba '386 lap-top rises" . PC Week . 5 (4). Ziff-Davis: 30 – via Gale.
^ Brennan, Laura (March 6, 1989). "Delayed laptop offerings crowded by spring debuts" . PC Week . 6 (9). Ziff-Davis: 8 – via Gale.
^ Bruder, Isabelle (June 1989). "Laptop computers: traveling light with plenty of byte" . Electronic Learning . 8 (8). Scholastic: 37 et seq – via Gale.
^ a b T5200 Series (PDF) . Toshiba America Information Systems. 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2014.
^ Skillings, Jonathan (October 1, 1990). "Toshiba aiming to break laptop color barrier" . PC Week . 7 (39). Ziff-Davis: 4 – via Gale.
^ a b c d Boudette, Neal (January 20, 1992). "Toshiba raises portables ante; AC-powered PCs are smaller and lighter than rivals" . PC Week . 9 (3). Ziff-Davis: 17 – via Gale.
^ a b c d Van Name, Mark L.; Bill Catchings (January 20, 1992). "Toshiba raises portables ante; AC-powered PCs are smaller and lighter than rivals" . PC Week . 9 (3). Ziff-Davis: 17 – via Gale.
^ a b c d e f g T6400 Series (PDF) . Toshiba America Information Systems. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2014.
^ a b c Zimmerman, Michael R. (November 23, 1992). "Portables, PDAs make waves" . PC Week . 9 (47). Ziff-Davis: 17 – via Gale.
^ a b c Lee, Yvonne L. (June 28, 1993). "Toshiba portables run real-time video; multimedia systems come with CD-ROM drives and video cards" . InfoWorld . 15 (26). IDG Publications: 35 – via Gale.
^ a b c Coffee, Peter (June 28, 1993). "Toshiba America's series T6600 PCs give users grab-and-go multimedia" . PC Week . 10 (25). Ziff-Davis: 140 et seq – via Gale.
^ Needle, David (February 1, 1982). "Toshiba announces 'typewriter-size' computer" . InfoWorld . 4 (4). IDG Publications: 8 – via Google Books.
^ a b Markoff, John (November 2, 1981). "Toshiba America opens two 'Information Systems Centrs' " . InfoWorld . 3 (24). IDG Publications: 6 – via Google Books.
^ Mace, Scott (June 6, 1983). "Toshiba introduces 'IBM clone' " . InfoWorld . 5 (23). IDG Publications: 1, 5 – via Google Books.
^ a b Spiegelman, Lisa L. (July 31, 1989). "386-based workstation will lead Toshiba charge into U.S. desktop fray" . PC Week . 6 (30). Ziff-Davis: 1 et seq – via Gale.
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Products
See also
Former Sharp computers
Laptops and portables Pocket computers Home computers
Former Toshiba computers
† Subsidiary formerly fully owned by Toshiba ; majority shares bought by Sharp in 2019; remaining Toshiba shares sold to Sharp in 2020
Divisions and subsidiaries
Current
Digital Products Group
Electronic Devices & Components Group
Infrastructure Systems Group
Defunct
Joint ventures and shareholdings
Predecessors Products, services and standards
People Places Other
1 Now integrated into other Toshiba divisions or business groupings 2 Sold 3 Spun off