At Fujitsu, notebook PCs lighten up
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Fujitsu Ltd's FMC Card PC notebook computer takes on a new approach to portable computing by using small semiconductor memory cards instead of hard disks, plastic floppy disks and bulky disk drives. The new notebook computer weighs only two pounds and is capable of running for as long as eight hours on two AA batteries. Industry analysts and computer company officials indicate that the new product is likely to revolutionize the notebook computer market. The initial problem with the FMC Card PC is that there are not many buyers because of a lack of software for the machine. Some industry observers are suspicious of the new notebook computer and go so far as to indicate that Fujitsu is simply creating a technology for the sake of creating something new. They believe that the long-term potential of the product is open to question.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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Kubota says head of Stardent sought money for silence
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Kubota Corp has responded to allegations that it fraudulently obtained US computer technology by indicating that the two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs brought the charges only after Kubota refused a private demand for a $7 million payment. The founders of a supercomputer graphics company allege that Kubota forced the merger of their company with another to eventually form Stardent Computer Inc. Kubota is accused of transferring the technology to one of its subsidiaries. Kubota responded by stating they saved a struggling US technology company that was unable to secure US venture capital.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1990
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NEC unveils computer, says it's the fastest
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NEC Corp rolls out the ACOS 3800, which it says is the world's fastest mainframe computer and can compute 100 million instructions per second (mips) one one processor and 500 mips with six processors. Analysts believe the new mainframe computer will do little to boost the company's small market share since it is not compatible with IBM machines. NEC has around 2 percent of the high-end US market and around 8 percent of the high-end Japanese market. The company expects to sell around 200 of the NEC ACOS 3800 machines by 1995.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1990
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