Librex Computer Systems was a short-lived American subsidiary of the Nippon Steel Corporation that manufactured notebook computers from 1990 to 1992.[1][2]
History
Librex Computer Systems was incorporated in San Jose, California, in August 1990.[3][4] The incorporation of Librex came at a time when Nippon Steel, at the time the largest steelmaking company in the world in terms of sales, was increasingly diversifying its operations. Although computer companies investing in Japanese steel companies and vice versa was somewhat commonplace in the turn of the 1990s technology industry, Librex's lack of a business partner was described as a rarity; said Susan MacKnight of the Washington-based Japan Economic Institute, no other steel company had "set up a wholly owned subsidiary [in] anything outside the steel business in this country" up to that point.[3] Along with Librex in the United States, Nippon Steel set up Nippon Steel Computer PLC in Langley, Berkshire.[4]
References
- ^ Quinlan, Tom (November 4, 1991). "Librex moves to desktop with batch of portables". InfoWorld. 13 (44). IDG Publications: 32 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rockman, Simon (June 1996). "Retro Computing". Personal Computer World. 19 (6). Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen: 202, 232 – via the Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Richards, Evelyn (August 23, 1990). "Nippon Steel to Open Computer Subsidiary in California". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company: C1.
- ^ a b "Nippon Steel Quitting Personal Computer Business". The New York Times. The New York Times Company: 1.35. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015.