Toshiba

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/toshiba

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the entry into personal computing?Launched the T1100 in 1985, considered the first mass-market laptop computer
2. What is Toshiba known for making?Toshiba makes many things, from tiny computer chips to big power systems, and it invented flash memory.
3. How did Toshiba help people use computers?In 1985, Toshiba released the T1100, the first laptop that many people could buy, making computers easier to carry and use.

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