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Japanese adverts of computers from the 1960's to the 1980's.
Contents
Adverts of old computers
These items are in order of issue date and manufacturer name.
References
- The Nikkei (日本経済新聞)
is a daily leading economic newspaper. First published on 1876.
- Monthly ASCII (月刊アスキー)
is a PC magazine provides product information of microcomputers. Pubilsher is ASCII Corporation. First issue dated June 18, 1977. It was renamed as "Monthly Business ASCII" in 2008, and discontinued on Jan 23, 2010.
- Nikkei Computer (日経コンピュータ)
is an IT magazine provides news, examples of company's mainframe system and general information for IT leaders and managements. Pubilsher is Nikkei MacGraw-Hill, Inc. First issue dated 1981.
- Transistor Gijutsu (トランジスタ技術)
is a technology magazine provides information of electric devices. Pubilsher is CQ Publishing Co., Ltd. First issue published in 1964.
Early Computers
IBM System/360
from The Nikkei (Apr 9, 1964)
(C) IBM Japan Ltd.
NEC NEAC-2200
from The Nikkei (May 7, 1964)
(C) NEC Corp
Fujitsu FACOM230-10
from The Nikkei (Apr 13, 1965)
(C) Fuji Tsushinki Manufac. Corp.
Fujitsu FACOM230-50
from The Nikkei (Jan 14, 1969)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
NEC NEAC Series 2200
from The Nikkei (Jan 22, 1969)
(C) NEC Corp
FACOM R
from The Nikkei (Mar 12, 1969)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Mainframes & Minicomputers
HITAC E-800
from Nikkei Computer (Feb 22, 1982)
(C) Hitachi Ltd.
Mitsubishi MELCOM70 250
from Nikkei Computer (May 31, 1982)
(C) Mitsubishi Ltd.
Toshiba TOSBAC UX-300
from Nikkei Computer (Jan 24, 1983)
(C) Tokyo Shibaura Electric Corp.
Fujitsu FACOM M-340,360R
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 18, 1983)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
DEC VAX-11/785
from Nikkei Computer (May 14 1984)
(C) Digital Equipment Japan Corp.
NEC ACOS System 1500
from Nikkei Computer (Jun 10, 1985)
(C) NEC Corp.
DEC MicroVAX II
from Nikkei Computer (Aug 5, 1985)
(C) Digital Equipment Japan Corp.
Fujitsu FACOM VP-50
from Nikkei Computer (Aug 5, 1985)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Toshiba TOSBAC 600
from Nikkei Computer (Aug 5, 1985)
(C) Toshiba Corp.
Fujitsu FACOM M-780
from Nikkei Computer (Dec 9, 1985)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
NEC N6500 & VS Series
from Nikkei Computer (Dec 9, 1985)
(C) NEC Corp.
NDG ECLIPSE MV/20000
from Nikkei Computer (Dec 9, 1985)
(C) Nippon Data General Corp.
Fujitsu FACOM VP-30
from Nikkei Computer (Oct 13, 1986)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
NEC ACOS System 630
from Nikkei Computer (Oct 13, 1986)
(C) NEC Corp.
Fujitsu FACOM M-760,730
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 27, 1987)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
NEC SX-2,1,1E
from Nikkei Computer (May 25, 1987)
(C) NEC Corp.
PFU A Series
from Nikkei Computer (Jun 22, 1987)
(C) PFU Corp.
NEC ACOS System 3300
from Nikkei Computer (Sep 28, 1987)
(C) NEC Corp.
Workstations & High-end microcomputers
SEIKO 9500
from Nikkei Computer (May 31, 1982)
(C) Seikosha Corp. Uchida Yoko Corp.
Yamaha YIS PU-I-20
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Yamaha Corp.
Sord M343
from Nikkei Computer (Jan 24, 1983)
(C) Sord Computer System Corp.
Apollo DOMAIN
from Nikkei Computer (Feb 21, 1983)
(C) Apollo computer inc.
YHP HP-9000 Series 500
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 4, 1983)
(C) Yokogawa Hewlett-Packard Corp.
Sord M685
from Nikkei Computer (Feb 20, 1984)
(C) Sord Corp.
NEC EWS4800
from Nikkei Computer (Nov 10, 1986)
(C) NEC Corp.
Sharp IX-7
from Nikkei Computer (Dec 8, 1986)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Sharp OA-110WS
from Nikkei Computer (Aug 17, 1987)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Hitachi 50UX
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1987)
(C) Hitachi Ltd.
Hitachi 2050/32
from Nikkei Computer (Aug 17, 1987)
(C) Hitachi Ltd.
Sun-4,Sun-3,Sun386i
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Sun Microsystems Japan Corp.
Sony NEWS Series
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1988)
(C) Sony Corp.
Small business computers
Olivetti Programma 101
from The Nikkei (May 27, 1967)
(C) Olivetti Japan Ltd.
SEIKO S-300
from The Nikkei (Mar 4, 1969)
(C) K. Hattori & Co.
SEIKO S-500
from The Nikkei (May 9, 1972)
(C) K. Hattori & Co.
IBM 5100
from The Nikkei (May 17, 1976)
(C) IBM Japan Ltd.
Canon AX-1,BX-1
from The Nikkei (Sep 20, 1978)
(C) Canon Inc.
Sord M200 MarkII Series
from The Nikkei (Feb 2, 1979)
(C) Sord Corp.
National My Brain 700
from Monthly ASCII (Apr.1979)
(C) Matsushita Electric Industrial Corp.
Canon CX-1
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1981)
(C) Canon Inc.
Mitsubishi MELCOM80
from Nikkei Computer (Feb 22, 1982)
(C) Mitsubishi Ltd.
Panafacom C-180
from The Nikkei (Apr 28, 1982)
(C) Panafacom Ltd.
NEC System 20/15
from Nikkei Computer (May 17, 1982)
(C) NEC Corp.
Fujitsu FACOM9450
from Nikkei Computer (Feb 21, 1983)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Mitsubishi MELCOM80 500
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 4, 1983)
(C) Mitsubishi Ltd.
Panafacom C-180,EPOC
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 4, 1983)
(C) Panafacom Ltd.
National C-18
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 18, 1983)
(C) Matsushita Electric Industrial Corp.
NEC N5200 model 05
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1983)
(C) NEC Corp.
National Operate7000
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1983)
(C) Matsushita Electric Industrial Corp.
Fujitsu FACOM9450-II
from Nikkei Computer (Jan 23, 1984)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
IBM 3179
from Nikkei Computer (May 28 1984)
(C) IBM Japan Ltd.
Fujitsu FACOM9450Σ
from Nikkei Computer (Jun 10, 1985)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Fujitsu FACOM K Series
from Nikkei Computer (Sep 2, 1985)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Panafacom C-380
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1985)
(C) Panafacom Ltd.
NEC N5200 model 03
from Nikkei Computer (Jul 20, 1987)
(C) NEC Corp.
Microcomputers
Commodore PET 2001
from Monthly ASCII (Apr.1979)
(C) Commodore Japan Ltd.
NEC COMPO BS/80
from Monthly ASCII (Apr.1979)
(C) NEC Corp.
Apple II
from Monthly ASCII (Jun.1979)
(C) Apple Computer Inc. ComputerLand Ltd.
Hitachi Basic Master Lv.2
from Monthly ASCII (Jun.1979)
(C) Hitachi Home Electronics Corp.
NEC PC-8001
from Monthly ASCII (Jun.1979)
(C) NEC Corp.
Sharp MZ-80K
from Monthly ASCII (Jun.1979)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Tandy TRS-80
from Monthly ASCII (Jun.1979)
(C) Tandy Radio Shack Corp.
Sharp MZ-80C
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1979)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Hitachi Basic Master Lv.3
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1980)
(C) Hitachi Home Electronics Corp.
Oki if800 model 10,20
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1980)
(C) Oki Electric Industry Corp.
Apple II J-plus
from Monthly ASCII (Sep,1981)
(C) Apple Inc. Toray Industry Inc.
Sanyo MBC-2000
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1981)
(C) Sanyo Corp.
Sharp MZ-80B
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1981)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Sord M23
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1981)
(C) Sord Computer System Corp.
SystemsFormulate BUBCOM80
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1981)
(C) Systems Formulate Inc.
TEAC PS-85
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1981)
(C) Sanyo Corp.
FUJITSU MICRO 8
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1981)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
NEC PC-8801
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1981)
(C) NEC Corp.
Sord M23
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1981)
(C) Sord Computer Corp.
Casio FX-9000P,702P
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1981)
(C) Casio Computer Corp.
Mitsubishi Multi16
from Nikkei Computer (May 17, 1982)
(C) Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Sharp PC-3200S
from Nikkei Computer (May 17, 1982)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Casio FP-1000,1100
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Casio Computer Corp.
Casio FP-5500
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Casio Computer Corp.
NEC PC-9801
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) NEC Corp.
Sord M23K
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Sord Computer System Corp.
Toshiba PASOPIA
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Tokyo Shibaura Electric Corp.
Canon AS-100
from Monthly ASCII (Jan.1983)
(C) Canon Inc.
Sony SMC-70
from Monthly ASCII (Jan.1983)
(C) Sony Corp.
National My Brain 3000
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 4, 1983)
(C) Matsushita Communications
IBM Multistation 5550
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 18, 1983)
(C) IBM Japan Ltd.
Oki if800 model 30
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 18, 1983)
(C) Oki Electric Industry Corp.
Hitachi 16000 Series
from Monthly ASCII (May.1983)
(C) Hitachi Ltd.
Olivetti M20
from Monthly ASCII (May.1983)
(C) Olivetti Japan Ltd.
Sharp MZ-5500
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1983)
(C) Sharp Corp.
NEC PC-8001mkII
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1983)
(C) NEC Corp.
Epson QC-10
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1983)
(C) Epson Corp.
NEC PC-9801F1,2
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1983)
(C) NEC Corp.
Sord M243EX,M68
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1983)
(C) Sord Corp.
Casio FP-6000
from Nikkei Computer (Jan 23, 1984)
(C) Casio Computer Corp.
NEC PC-100 Series
from Monthly ASCII (Feb.1984)
(C) NEC Corp.
Fujitsu FM-11
from Monthly ASCII (Feb.1984)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Casio FP-3000
from Monthly ASCII (Feb.1984)
(C) Casio Computer Corp.
Fujitsu FM-16B
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Hitachi S1
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) Hitachi Home Electronics Corp.
Sanyo MBC-6800
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) Sanyo Corp.
Sharp X1turbo
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Toshiba PASOPIA 16BX
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) Toshiba Corp.
NEC PC-98XA Model 1,2,3
from Nikkei Computer (Jul 8, 1985)
(C) NEC Corp.
NEC PC-9801VM,VF
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1985)
(C) NEC Corp.
Sharp MZ-6500
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1985)
(C) Sharp Corp.
IBM 5540, 5550, 5560
from Monthly ASCII (Jul,1986)
(C) IBM Japan Ltd.
Macintosh Plus,KanjiTalk
from Monthly ASCII (Jul,1986)
(C) Apple Computer Japan Inc.
Toshiba J-3100B11,B12
from Nikkei Computer (Nov 10, 1986)
(C) Toshiba Corp.
Fujitsu FMR-60,50
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1987)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Epson PC-286 m1,2,3,4
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 27, 1987)
(C) Seiko Epson Corp.
IBM PS/55 Series
from Nikkei Computer (Jun 22, 1987)
(C) IBM Japan Ltd.
IBM PS/55 5535
from Nikkei Computer (1987)
(C) IBM Japan Ltd.
EPSON PC-286 Series
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Seiko Epson Corp.
Macintosh Plus,SE,II
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Apple Computer Inc. Canon Corp.
Fujitsu FMR-30,10
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Oki if800 EX110/120
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Oki Electric Industry Corp.
Panasonic PanacomM800
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Matsushita Electric Industrial Corp.
Fujitsu FMR-50LT
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1988)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
NEC PC-9801LS2,5
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1988)
(C) NEC Corp.
Panasonic PanacomM353
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1988)
(C) Matsushita Electric Industrial Corp.
Sharp AX286L/AX386
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1988)
(C) Sharp Corp.
IBM PS/55 Series
from Monthly ASCII (Aug.1989)
(C) IBM Japan Ltd.
Sony QuarterL
from Monthly ASCII (Aug.1989)
(C) Sony Corp.
Toshiba J-3100SS
from Monthly ASCII (Aug.1989)
(C) Toshiba Corp.
Home computers
Altair 8800
from Nikkei Elec. (July 28, 1975)
(C) IEE Corp.
NEC TK-80
from Transistor Gijutsu (Dec.1976)
(C) NEC Corp.
Commodore VIC-1001
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1980)
(C) Commodore Japan Ltd.
Commodore 64K
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Commodore Japan Ltd.
National JR-200
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Matsushita Communication Industrial Corp.
NEC PC-6001
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) New NEC Corp.
Sharp MZ-700
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Sinclair ZX81
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Mitsui Bussan
Tomy Pyuuta
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Tomy Corp.
Fujitsu FM-7,11
from Monthly ASCII (Jan.1983)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Sharp X1
from Monthly ASCII (Jan.1983)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Sord M5
from Monthly ASCII (Jan.1983)
(C) Sord Computer System Corp.
Toshiba PASOPIA7
from Monthly ASCII (Nov.1983)
(C) Tokyo Shibaura Electric Corp.
Hitachi H1
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1983)
(C) Hitachi Home Electronics Corp.
Sharp X1,X1C,X1D
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1983)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Sony SMC-777
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1983)
(C) Sony Corp.
Fujitsu FM-77L4
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Fujitsu FM-77L2
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1985)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
IBM JX
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) IBM Japan Ltd.
NEC PC-8801mkIISR
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) NEC Home Electronics Corp.
NEC PC-8001mkIISR
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) NEC Home Electronics Corp.
Yamaha YIS604/128
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) Yamaha Corp.
Fujitsu FM-77AV
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1985)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Fujitsu FM-77AV40
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1987)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Sharp X68000
from Nikkei Computer (Jul 20, 1987)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Commodore Amiga
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Computer Science Japan,Ltd.
NEC PC-8801FE
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) NEC Home Electronics Corp.
Sharp X68000 ACE
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Fujitsu FMTOWNS
from Monthly ASCII (Apr.1989)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
Softwares
Oki if800 CP/M
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1980)
(C) Oki Electric Industry Corp.
Digital Research CP/M
from Nikkei Computer (Feb 21, 1983)
(C) Microsoftware Associates Corp.
Microsoft MS-DOS 2.0
from Nikkei Computer (Feb 21, 1983)
(C) Ascii/Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft Multiplan
from Monthly ASCII (May.1983)
(C) Ascii Corp.
Justsystem jx-word Taro
from Monthly ASCII (Mar.1985)
(C) Justsystem Corp.
Microsoft Windows 1.0
from Nikkei Computer (Aug 5, 1985)
(C) Ascii Corp.
Justsystem Ichitaro
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1985)
(C) Justsystem Corp.
Microsoft C Compiler
from Nikkei Computer (Dec 9, 1985)
(C) Ascii Corp.
Digital Research GEM
from Monthly ASCII (Jul.1986)
(C) Digital Research Japan Ltd.
Lotus 1-2-3 R2J
from Nikkei Computer (Nov 10, 1986)
(C) Lotus Development Japan Corp.
NEC A-UX(Unix for ACOS)
from Nikkei Computer (Dec 8, 1986)
(C) NEC Corp.
Apple HyperCard
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Apple Computer Japan Corp.
Ascii MSX-DOS2
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Ascii Corp.
Kanrikogaku Kiri
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Kanrikogaku Kenkyusho,.Ltd.
Kanrikogaku New-Matsu
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Kanrikogaku Kenkyusho,.Ltd.
Midi Softwares for Mac
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Naniwa Gakki Co.,Ltd.
Megasoft Mifes 4.0
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Megasoft Corp.
Microsoft Multiplan 3.1
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Microsoft Corp.
VAX VJE-Pen
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Vax Corp.
Aldus PageMaker 2.0J
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1988)
(C) Aldus Corp. Canon Corp.
Borland Turbo Series
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1988)
(C) Microsoftware Associates Corp.
MIDI Recomposer
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1988)
(C) Come On Music Corp.
Power C
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1988)
(C) System One Corp.
Others
Fujitsu My OASYS
from Nikkei Computer (May 31, 1982)
(C) Fujitsu Ltd.
5.25 Winchester Disk
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Systems Formulate Inc.
Fujifilm MD Series
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd.
Maxell Floppy Disk
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
Sharp Displays
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Sharp Corp.
Sony Displays
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1982)
(C) Sony Corp.
TEAC FD-55 Series
from Nikkei Computer (Apr 4, 1983)
(C) TEAC Corp.
NEC Disk drive & Printer
from Nikkei Computer (Aug 5, 1985)
(C) NEC Corp.
TDK Floppy Disk Series
from Nikkei Computer (Dec 9, 1985)
(C) TDK Corp.
Epson PC-286 BASIC ROM
from Nikkei Computer (Sep 28, 1987)
(C) Seiko Epson Corp.
ASCII ASKeyboard sono1
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Ascii Corp.
ASCII ASKeyboard sono2
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Ascii Corp.
ASCII NET (NSP)
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Ascii Corp.
ICM Stride Series HD
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) ICM Corp.
IO DATA RAM Board
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) I-O Data Device Corp.
Ishibashi Music Products
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Ishibashi Music Corp.
Fujifilm Floppy Disk
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd.
Maxell Floppy Disk
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
3M Floppy Disk
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Sumitomo 3M Ltd.
Teijin Floppy Disk
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Teijin Memory Media Co,.Ltd.
NEC PC-VAN (NSP)
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) NEC Corp.
NEC Printer Series
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) NEC Corp.
Roland DXY Series
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Roland DG Corp.
Sony 2inch Disk System
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Sony Corp.
Sony Floppy Disk
from Monthly ASCII (Sep.1988)
(C) Sony Corp.
AMD 80286
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1988)
(C) AMD Japan Co.,Ltd.
EPSON AP-800,HG-3000
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1988)
(C) Seiko Epson Corp.
Logitec LHD/LFD Series
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1988)
(C) Logitec Corp.
Sharp Displays
from Monthly ASCII (Dec.1988)
(C) Sharp Corp.
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