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Sanyo was founded when Toshio Iue, the brother-in-law of Konosuke Matsushita and also a former Matsushita employee, was lent an unused Matsushita plant in 1947 and used it to make bicycle generator lamps. Sanyo was incorporated in 1950; in 1952 it made Japan's first plastic radio and in 1954 Japan's first pulsator-type washing machine.[1] The company's name means three oceans in Japanese, referring to the founder's ambition to sell their products worldwide, across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.

Timeline for Sanyo :

Date	Event
Feb 1983	News Article : Creative Sanyo

Hardware Products

Sanyo Data Recorder DR 101
Unknown
Magnetic tape data recorder. Built-in fast-forward/rewind switch. Speaker monitor at loading and saving. 2-way LED indicator. Phase shift switch. Mode switch (normal/data). Tape counter....

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Peripheral

Sanyo MBC-2000
1982
Magnetic tape data recorder. Built-in fast-forward/rewind switch. Speaker monitor at loading and saving. 2-way LED indicator. Phase shift switch. Mode switch (normal/data). Tape counter.......

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Computer

Sanyo MBC-4050
1982
The Sanyo MBC-4000 series succeeded to the MBC-1150.

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Computer

Sanyo MBC-555
1982
Sanyo MBC-555 (1982) The Sanyo 550 and 555 were the first MS-DOS compatible computers that retailed for under US$1000.

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Computer

Sanyo Data Recorder DR 202
1983
Magnetic tape data recorder. Built-in fast-forward/rewind switch. Speaker monitor at loading and saving. 2-way LED indicator. Save/Mute button Monitor On Off Phase Nor/Rev AD Mode switch (...

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Peripheral

Sanyo MBC-1150
1984
Sanyo MBC-1150 Creative Computer The word 'SANYO' means 'three oceans' - the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Computer

Sanyo MPC-100
1984
Sanyo Personal Computer MPC-100 MSX 64K Manufactured in Japan 1984System: MSX1CPU : Zilog Z80A @ 3.

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Computer

Sanyo MBC-550
1st January 1984
Introduced in 1984, made in Japan on a totally automated line.

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Computer

Sanyo PHC-33
1985
This is an MSX computer with 64K of RAM and unusually for the standard, it has a built in cassette drive, it has a switch on the front to chose the tape speed.

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Computer

Software Products

Typing Tutor (Sanyo)
Unknown
This is an MSX computer with 64K of RAM and unusually for the standard, it has a built in cassette drive, it has a switch on the front to chose the tape speed.

Manufacturer : Sanyo
Type : Software - Educational