1985, Jan 1 .. 1986, Nov 30 : ASC II Laboratories
ASCII was co-founded by Kezuhiko Nishi and Keiichiro Tsukamoto in 1977. In 1979 Bill Gates and Nishi created first overseas sales office in Japan called ASCII Microsoft.
ASCII Laboratories was created by Takeshi Yoshizaki (he was the founder chief editor of “I/O”, “ASC II”, “Login” which was beginning of the Japanese micro computer Magazine) and Masahiro Kahata ( Psychic Lab ), paid by ASC II corporation Kazuhiko Nishi ( at that time Vice president of ASC II corporation and Vice president of Microsoft USA. ASC II ‘s sales are about $1,000,000,000 for computer applications such as Desk Top Publishing applications, Computer Graphics applications, Spreadsheet applications and Games, at that time ). Total project fee is about 8000,0000 YEN.
Full-time permanent employment at an annual salary of $50,000 for masahiro.
Main work is research and develop human interface design for future computer system that included brain wave drive system and UFO & Psychic research.
This is begging of this type of research lab in Japan.
Few years later Sony and Japan Government start similar type of research.
ASC II corporation headquarter in Tokyo Japan, however by masahiro’s request Lab was created in my home town Sapporo Japan.
President : Yoshizaki Takeshi
Head of research laboratory : Masahiro Kahata
Lab member : 5 .. 6
LISA and Mac are main computer.
Put all noisy machine into air conditioned transparent glass box.
All brain & bio amp and I/O device was made by our self.
I/O device was controlled by CPM and DOS machine.
Main FFT Analyzer system is 2 channel 15 bit 100 KHz that for data processing.
Laser disk and MIDI sound system was controlled by brain wave & bio and other physiological information ( Temperature, humidity, mass, etc).
Develop 12 channel brain and other bio information realtime monitor system with mouse and window base control application with DOS machine.
One day I received world first Alpha version Windows computer which send by Yoshizaki in Tokyo, developed by Microsoft, ASC II corporation and NEC. I tested it then I was so surprised that programing code structure is almost same as Mac. This computer box was showed in TNT TV movie “Pirates of Silicon Valley”, history of Apple and Microsoft. 20..27 Jun 1999, one week continuously on air.
Microsoft Windows version 1.0 released on 1985, November 20.
1985, November 22, Sculley signs agreement to let Bill Gates use Mac technology in Windows, if Microsoft continue to produce products for the Mac.
1987, August 11 Microsoft releases the first version of its GUI OS Windows 1.01. It is almost unusable, a large disappointment.
Version 2 came out on 1987, December 9. Microsoft releases Version 2.03 1988, January.
1986, Dec 1 .. 1987, Dec 31 : High Tech Lab Japan Inc.
In 1986 Microsoft establishment 100 % Japan corporation. At that time half of ASC II’s main member need to move to Microsoft Japan. President of Microsoft Japan is Susumu Furukawa. He originally worked for ASCII Laboratories in the ASCII corporation.
Kazuhiko Nishi stay in ASC II corporation. Yoshizaki establishment High Tech Lab Japan Inc.
All ASCII Laboratories member move to High Tech Lab Japan.
Nobody move to Microsoft Japan. Because in case move that way can not keep continue research and development as we do in the ASCII Laboratories.
Full-time permanent employment at an annual salary of $55,000 for masahiro.
1988, Jan : Psychic Lab corporation
Since 1988 masahiro start Psychic Lab corporation in Sapporo Japan.
1989 April : Psychic Lab NY office.
Move to NY USA in 1989.
1991 March 12 : Psychic Lab Inc.
Then created Psychic Lab Inc. NY USA in 1991.
