Sharp PC-1600
Encyclopedia
The Sharp PC-1600 was a pocket computer
introduced by Sharp
in 1986 as a successor to the PC-1500
. The PC-1600 provided compatibility with its predecessor through the use a slave CPU that could run assembly language programs targeting the older machine. It could also switch into a compatibility mode so that programs written for the single line display of the PC-1500 could work with the four line display of the PC-1600.
PC-1500 peripherals such as the CE-150 cassette interface were also supported.
Pocket computer
A pocket computer is a small calculator-sized handheld programmable computer.This specific category of computers existed primarily in the 1980s. Manufacturers included Casio, Hewlett-Packard, Sharp, Tandy/Radio Shack and many more.The programming language was usually BASIC, but some devices...
introduced by Sharp
Sharp Corporation
is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employs more than 55,580 people worldwide as of June 2011. The company was founded in September 1912 and takes its name from one of its founder's first...
in 1986 as a successor to the PC-1500
Sharp PC-1500
The Sharp PC-1500 was a pocket computer produced by Sharp in 1982. A clone was sold as the TRS-80 PC-2. The whole computer was designed around the LH5801, an 8-bit CPU similar to the Zilog Z80, but all laid-out in power-saving CMOS circuits. The programming language was BASIC. Later German...
. The PC-1600 provided compatibility with its predecessor through the use a slave CPU that could run assembly language programs targeting the older machine. It could also switch into a compatibility mode so that programs written for the single line display of the PC-1500 could work with the four line display of the PC-1600.
PC-1500 peripherals such as the CE-150 cassette interface were also supported.
Technical specifications
- SC7852 CMOS 8 bit microprocessor, equivalent to the Z-80A, 3.58 MHz
- LH-5803 slave CPU compatible with PC-1500, 1.3 MHz
- LU57813P sub CPU, 307.2 kHz
- 96K ROM
- 16K RAM, expandable to 80K
- 26 column, 4 line LCD with a 5x7 character matrix
- 156x32 dot graphics
- Real time clock
- RS-232C Interface
- Optical serial port
- Analogue interface for connection to sensors
- 390g in weight with batteries
Accessories
- CE-1600M program module providing 32K of battery backed storage
- CE-1600P Printer/Cassette interface
- CE-1600F 2.5" double sided disk drive providing 61K of storage per side
External links
- The Ultimate Pocket Computer Original product brochures and source for accessories
- Sharp PC-1600 site by Harald Richter German with sections in English and French