Sord Computer Corporation

Sord Computer Corporation
IndustryPeripherals
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
FounderTakayoshi Shiina
HeadquartersChiba, Japan
ProductsPeripherals
Number of employees
390 (as of 2009}[1]
WebsiteSord Computer Corporation (in Japanese)

Sord Computer Corporation is a Japanese electronics company, founded in 1970 by the entrepreneur Takayoshi Shiina.[2]

From 1985 until 2018, it was a subsidiary of Toshiba and became known variously as Toshiba Personal Computer System Corporation[3] and Toshiba Platform Solution Corporation.[4]

In 2018, Toshiba sold off the business[4] and its name reverted to Sord Computer Corporation.[5] It now focuses on embedded systems among other interests.[6]

  1. ^ TOPS - Corporate Profile (2009) Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ David H. Ahl (June 1984). "Sord IS-11 notebook computer". Creative Computing. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
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