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History of Fujitsu 1950-1958
The Dawn of Fujitsu's Computer Business (1950-1958)
Fujitsu's FACOM100 was Japan's first relay-type automated computer. Surrounding the FACOM100 are Toshio Ikeda, the Fujitsu engineer known as"Mr. Computer" in Japanese computer history, and Dr. Hideki Yukawa, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics. Telecommunications equipment was Fujitsu's core business at the time and the FACOM100 used telephone switches.
1950
Historical Events
- Outbreak of Korean War
Fujitsu Milestones
- Begins commercial production of Type 4 telephone set (monthly production reaches 5000 units)
Type 4 telephone set
1951
Historical Events
- Commercial broadcasting begins in Japan
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1952
Historical Events
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation is established
Fujitsu Milestones
- Resumes technical cooperation with Siemens
Signing agreement with Siemens AG
1953
Historical Events
- Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) begins television broadcasts
Fujitsu Milestones
- Restarts manufacture of radio communications equipment
1954
Historical Events
Fujitsu Milestones
- Unveils miniaturized M-type carrier device and contributes to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation-led postwar reconstruction of communications infrastructure
- Unveils Japan's first relay type computer, the FACOM100
1955
Historical Events
- Japan's rapid economic growth period begins
Fujitsu Milestones
1956
Historical Events
Fujitsu Milestones
- Ships FACOM128A scientific computer (the Fujitsu's first commercial computer)
1957
Historical Events
- Soviet Union successfully launches world's first satellite, Sputnik 1
Fujitsu Milestones
- Delivers Fujitsu's first multiplex radio device (2GHz / FM) to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation
1958
Historical Events
- Tokyo Tower completed
Tokyo Tower
Fujitsu Milestones
- Conducts field test of all-transistor switching system installed in Antarctic research ship"Soya"
- Begins delivery of first transistorized"T-type short-distance" carrier device
- Develops Japan's first numerically controlled (NC) device, the FANUC201A
- Opens Japan's first computer showroom in central Tokyo
- Unveils FACOM200 parametron computer
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Product milestones
Fujitsu has inspired many of the enabling breakthroughs in information and communication technologies over the last century or so. Here you can find out more about the major product and development milestones that shaped company history.
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