The Tecra is a series of business laptops currently manufactured by Dynabook Inc., a subsidiary of Sharp Corporation formerly owned by Toshiba. The number of Tecra notebook models available for sale is strictly dependent on the location: North and South America, Europe, Africa and South Africa, the Middle East or the South Pacific region.
History
Origin
The first Tecra notebook models were released in 1996, including the Tecra 500CS and the Tecra 500CDT. Both notebook models had the same design and featured similar hardware specification. The Tecra laptops built in 1996 dimensions of 299 mm × 235 mm × 58 mm, with a weight of 3.4 kg with integrated AC adaptor. The lithium-Lon battery (not used in Satellite notebooks before 1997) offered a standard productivity up to two hours. The original designers of the Tecra were two engineers working at Nextel Communications. Kenneth Rolls and Kenneth Bailey. The original release of the Tecra was to the engineers of Nextel Communications, to improve workflow and speed.