"Who the heck was Cybernet?" Definitely aliens. Or time travelers ;-)
On Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM B9 <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of us know the story that the Model T sisters were all licensed from > a single brilliant design from Kyocera. But I can't find much evidence of > Kyocera being in the computer business before or after. > > I had heard a rumour that Kyocera actually acquired the technology from > some other company, but a name was not given so I didn't give it much > credence. > > > This year, the Kyocera/Inamori Museum posted a photo (attached) of a NEC > PC-8201 with this label: > > NEC PC 8201 > ハンド・ヘルドコンピュータ > サイバネット工業上の合併によるシナ|ジーを活かして消典され > たハンドヘルドコンピュータ.プログラム到発には芸速日の > ピル・ゲイツ氏もかかわった。 > > > It says, > > The PC-8201computer, developed by Kyocera and sold by NEC, was developed > after Kyocera acquired the Cybernet Electronics Corporation. > Microsoft founder Bill Gates was involved in programming the computer. > > > So now I'm wondering, Who the heck was Cybernet? Does anybody know the > history? And how did they get Bill Gates on board? > > --b9 >
