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 It was superseded in 1987 by the PC-1360, which featured one additional RAM expansion port, improved BASIC, floppy disk capability, and a faster CPU.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.{{cite web|title=sharp pc-1350|url=http://www.voidware.com/calcs/pc1350.htm|website=Voidware Calculator Museum|accessdate=3 November 2017}}{{cite web|title=Sharp PC-1360 - Computing History|url=http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5004/Sharp-PC-1360/|website=Centre for Computing History|accessdate=3 November 2017}}{{cite web|title=PC-1350|url=http://pocket.free.fr/html/sharp/pc-1350_e.html|website=Pocket Computer Museum|accessdate=3 November 2017|language=en}}

  • 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.

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