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Fujitsu's History (Chronology) (1971 - 1980)

1971

Invested in Amdahl Corporation (U.S)

Fujitsu and Hitachi corporation started for development of next generation computer series

1972

Changes corporate logo

(Corporate logo 1972-1988)
Enacted the new corporate logo. It was designed under the concepts of "peace" in blue, "passion" in red, and "purity" in white.

January 1972

Established Japan America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) in Hawaii with the aim of developing business leaders

November 1974

Announced FACOM M series of mainframe computers

1975

Exported Japan's first submarine coaxial cable system (210km between West Germany and Sweden)

August 1977

Announced FACOM230-75 APU, Japan's first supercomputer

April 1979

Announced Japanese Processing Extended Features (JEF), making it possible to process Japanese kanji characters

March 1980

Became largest computer company in Japan

May 1980

Announced Japanese word processor, OASYS100

June 1980

Fujitsu Laboratories announced High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT)

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History of Fujitsu

Company and product milestones over the years.
Image of Fujitsu Kawasaki Plant (now Fujitsu Technology Park), completed in 1938

Company milestones

Over the years, Fujitsu has gone from strength to strength, preempting and pioneering defining moments in the history of information and communication technologies. You can read about the key milestones in the company’s history here.
Image of FACOM M-190

Product milestones

Here you can browse through the telecommunications equipment, computers, semiconductors and other major product breakthroughs that mark Fujitsu in the history of ICT. You can read more about each milestone in the individual technology categories.
Images of FACOM 9450-II, Type 4 Telephone Set, FACOM230-10
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