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Equipment
Sharp manufactures or has manufactured the following equipment (click to expand models list):
CD-Players
DVD-Players
Dynamic Speakers
Minidisc Players
Solid State Amplifiers
Tape Decks
Tuners
Turntables
General information
History
Sharp web site (July 12, 2009):1912-1914 Company founded
1915-1919 Invention of Ever-Sharp Pencil
1920-1924 Expanding sales of Ever-Sharp Pencils
1925-1930 First Japan-made radio
1931-1936 Opens overseas outlets
1937-1944 Demand for radios grows
1945-1952 End of WWII, company revival
1953-1954 First Japan-made TV
1955-1958 Strengthens manufacturing/sales organization
1959 Becomes full-range electronics manufacturer
1960-1961 Mass production of color TVs
1962 First overseas sales subsidiary established
1963 Mass production of solar cells
1964-1966 World's first electronic calculator
1967-1968 Regional plant development
1969-1970 From Senri to Tenri
1971-1972 Expansion into office products field
1973-1975 First practical application of LCDs
1976-1978 Moves to "New Lifestyle" products
1979 First overseas manufacturing base in an industrialized country
1980-1984 Becomes comprehensive OA manufacturer
1985 Making products that match individual lifestyles
1986 New management team starts
1987 Sharp -- the LCD specialists
1988-1989 Optoelectronics, the core technology
1990 New start as trillion-yen company
1991 Enhancing LCD business
1992 Marks 80 years of operations
1993 LCD ViewCam a huge hit, debut of Zaurus PDA
1994 Large-scale LCD plant in Mie
1995 New company buildings constructed
1996 Debut of Color Zaurus PDA
1997 Develops 4-region strategy
1998 Start of new management structure
1999 Creating demand for LCD TVs
2000 Mobile phone share increased
2001 Debut of AQUOS, the TV for the 21st century
2002 90th anniversary of Sharp's founding construction of Kameyama Plant
2003 Expanding production of System LCDs
2004 Integrated production of "Kameyama brand" large-screen LCD TVs
2005 Expanding solar cell production capacity
2006 Simultaneous worldwide introduction of AQUOS models from Kameyama Plant No. 2
2007 Mikio Katayama appointed President & COO, new organizational structure launched
2008 Aiming to become the worlds solar company
Refurbishing & modifications
Norm Hulec (February 7, 2009): I picked up a Sharp RTW 500 Tape Cassette Player and Recorder to copy tapes for my handicapped son who can only manage to work the controls on his personalized tape player. I have tried CD's very unsuccessfully. I need instructions on how to copy tapes and operate this particular model.
External links
Sharp Electronics
Sharp Electronics Austria
Sharp Electronics Benelux B.V.
Sharp MD MS701 TOC cloning clamp
Sharp Shopper Audio Electronics
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