Sharp PC-1350
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The Sharp PC-1350 is a small pocket computer manufactured by Sharp. The PC-1350 was introduced in 1984 and was used by engineers, and favored by programmers for its programming and graphical capabilities. It was superseded in 1987 by the PC-1360, which featured one additional RAM expansion port, improved BASIC, floppy disk capability, and a faster CPU.
Technical specifications
Listed below are the technical specification of the PC-1350 and PC-1360 models.
CMOS 8-bit CPU SC61860 at 768 kHz
24x4 character (150x32 pixels) LCD controlled by SC43537 display LSI chip
4 KiB RAM on 2x HM6116 chip
40 KiB System ROM (8 KiB CPU internal, 32 KiB external on SC613256 chip)
Integrated piezo speaker (beep only)
I/O Sharp custom interfaces for printers and tape recorders
I/O RS-232 at TTL level
Powered by two CR-2032 lithium batteries (consumption max. 5 mA during arithmetical computing, 20 uA during poweroff)
Built-in BASIC interpreter
RAM expansion port, for up to 20 KiB of RAM in total.
See also
Sharp pocket computer character sets
References
External links
Images of a PC-1350 and a short description of functionality.
PC-1350 Service manual.
PC-1350 Mame / Emma / Mess emulator page.
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