Sharp PC-1401
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The Sharp PC-1401 is a small pocket computer manufactured by Sharp. It was introduced in 1983 and represents a combination of scientific calculator
and computer with BASIC interpreter. The PC-1402 has the same features but includes 10K of RAM.
Scientific calculator
A scientific calculator is a type of electronic calculator, usually but not always handheld, designed to calculate problems in science, engineering, and mathematics...
and computer with BASIC interpreter. The PC-1402 has the same features but includes 10K of RAM.
Technical specifications
- CPUCentral processing unitThe central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
: HitachiHitachi, Ltd.is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company is the parent of the Hitachi Group as part of the larger DKB Group companies...
SC61860 (8-bit CMOS), 576 kHz clock frequency - 4 KiB RAM (Two 2К×8 CMOS Static RAM HM6116 chips)
- 40 KiB ROM (SC613256 chip)
- Display: monochrome LCDLiquid crystal displayA liquid crystal display is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals . LCs do not emit light directly....
16 digits (5×7 pixelPixelIn digital imaging, a pixel, or pel, is a single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device; it is the smallest unit of picture that can be represented or controlled....
) in 1 line (Controlled by SC43536 chip) - Integrated speakerLoudspeakerA loudspeaker is an electroacoustic transducer that produces sound in response to an electrical audio signal input. Non-electrical loudspeakers were developed as accessories to telephone systems, but electronic amplification by vacuum tube made loudspeakers more generally useful...
- Keyboard: 76 keys
- 11-pin connector for printerComputer printerIn computing, a printer is a peripheral which produces a text or graphics of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media such as paper or transparencies. Many printers are primarily used as local peripherals, and are attached by a printer cable or, in most new printers, a...
CE-126P and floppy controller CE-140F - Powered from two CR2032 batteriesBattery (electricity)An electrical battery is one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Since the invention of the first battery in 1800 by Alessandro Volta and especially since the technically improved Daniell cell in 1836, batteries have become a common power...
, power consumption less than 0.03 W - Size: 170×72×9.5mm, weighting around 150 grams
External links
- Sharp PC-1401 pictures on MyCalcDB (database about 70s and 80s pocket calculators)
- Sharp PC-1401