LIFEBOOK is line of laptop

Laptop

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Computer

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s made by Fujitsu

Fujitsu

is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....

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Within the LIFEBOOK family, Fujitsu offers a range of thin and light, portable, and desktop-alternative notebooks, as well as convertible and Tablet PCs.

History

Fujitsu launched its first single-spindle convertible Tablet PC, the LIFEBOOK T3000 Series, in October 2003. The LIFEBOOK T3010 was an important launching pad for Fujitsu’s present-day tablet PCs. In partnership with Poqet Computer Corporation, Fujitsu launched the world’s first hand-held, one-pound, IBM/PC-XT-compatible computer in 1989. When Bill Gates

Bill Gates

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 officially launched the first Microsoft Tablet PC

Microsoft Tablet PC

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on November 7, 2002, he was carrying a Fujitsu STYLISTIC ST400 model
In 1997, the STYLISTIC 100 was used aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia by Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, to display data from the shuttle’s system about its location relative to earth.

Models

Fujitsu divides its LIFEBOOK family into three model segments: All-Round, Advanced and Superior .

According to the company, all-round models are designed for users running standard office applications and are suitable for everyday all-round use from picture editing, e-mailing and surfing the internet through the use of multimedia applications. LIFEBOOK models in the all-round sector include the A-/AH-series, the SH-series, the LH-series and the NH-series.

Advanced models are designed for high mobility and security. Most of the advanced models are designed for advanced processing and include a port replicator. Models from the T, S, E and P-series are in the advanced segment.

Superior LIFEBOOK models are designed for the mobile professional user, as well as industries such as healthcare, services, research and education. Models in the superior category come from the T, P and S-series.

Fujitsu also offers a tablet PC under the STYLISTIC brand name.

External links

• http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/products/Tablet-PCS/History/tablet-pc-history_01.php, Fujitsu page with history of Tablet PCs