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Some Sharp brochures in PDF - enjoy
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Post: #3
11-23-2011, 12:07 PM
 Thanks! I really loved my Tandy PC-1 (Sharp PC 1211) way back when. Although its BASIC was slow and did not have full string processing it had a really useful feature of overlapping arrays much like the HP-32s series does. That is A(x+1) = B(x) = C(x-1), etc. ▼
Post: #4
11-24-2011, 07:26 AM
Katie, I share your love for the Sharp PC-1211. I remember the first time I saw it was at the home of Jack Stout in a PPC conference in Chicago. Over the years I bought and sold a few units. Recently, I got a few units from TAS. I posted on a separate message a request for the pdf file for the manual. I DO have a printed manual, but would like to find a pdf version. Namir
Post: #5
11-29-2011, 04:05 PM
Quote: I also loved my Sharp PC-1211 and wrote more than a hundred novel, quality programs for it in its time. I guess you've already seen it but for those people who don't and might be interested, here is the link to a full-fledged 12-page article I wrote a few years ago extensively reviewing the Sharp PC-1211, including five of my own programs, photographs, and also a detailed comparison vs. its great contemporary, the HP-41C, featuring several equivalent sample programs in both RPN and Sharp-1211's own BASIC programming language: Know Thy Foe: A New Contender.
Best regards from V.
Post: #6
11-23-2011, 12:46 PM
Sharp produced a number of remarkable models. Later models such as PC-1251 and PC-1500 can be programmed in machine language. They were very popular in Hong Kong. ▼
Post: #7
11-23-2011, 03:21 PM
And don't forget the last of the series, PC-1600, had dual processors (the pc-1500 processor and a Z-80 processor), had two memory slots, RS-232 interface, and an analog port. The one I have on my desk is fully fitted with a 32K and 256K memory cards giving 77K for programs and 220K ram disk file space. Pretty amazing for a handheld computer of that day. Bill ▼
Post: #8
11-23-2011, 04:20 PM
Hi Bill Do you know if it is possible to use both processors at the same time? This would make the PC1600 probably the first dual-processor handheld.
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Post: #10
11-23-2011, 07:33 PM
That's the first I've heard of it having a third processor. I wonder what the LU57813P does? Assuming that it's really a processor, maybe it manages the display or something.
Post: #11
11-23-2011, 06:26 PM
Hi Peter, I don't think you can use both processors at the same time. You can switch back and forth between them. Bill ▼
Post: #12
11-23-2011, 11:32 PM
One of the CPUs is supposed to provide backward compatibility with PC-1500. Both CPUs don't work in tandem with each other.
Post: #13
11-24-2011, 01:52 AM
Thanks. It would have been interesting to use both at the same time, placing a worker thread in the background for one processor and the other still being available for foreground processing. The third processor is - as far as I know - only there to manage the other two.
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Post: #15
11-23-2011, 11:28 PM
Yes, PC-1600 is a great machine in terms of functionality and expandability. Unfortunately, it never arrived in Hong Kong. I had to buy one from TAS! Another nice model that was once available in Hong Kong is PC-E500S. It has a lot of built-in BASIC programs categorised as "engineering software". I think it's still available somewhere (except auction sites) on earth. Of course, machine language programming is possible on PC-E500S. You can easily find related information on the web. ▼
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Post: #19
11-24-2011, 11:07 AM
The link to the 1211's manual is broken!!! I tried the site for Sharp manual , but they did not have documentation for the PC-1211. :-(
Post: #22
11-24-2011, 10:30 AM
For everyone here that likes these sharp pocket computers, there is a nice emulator for a lot of the models: The latest version 0.93 includes a Beta version of the PC-1600 plus you can emulate a lot of the accessories such as printers, tape recorders, memory modules. Please note that it's not a 1.0 product level, so be prepared for some quirks along the way. But still fun to play with. Bill
Post: #24
11-25-2011, 10:57 PM
And what about these models:
Sharp PC-G850 Does someone have information (brochure, manual) about this C pocket computers? Thanks, Miguel ▼
Post: #25
11-26-2011, 09:47 AM
Quote: All information about these two models is only available in Japanese only. ▼
Post: #27
11-29-2011, 03:54 PM
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Best regards from V.
Post: #28
11-29-2011, 03:47 PM
Quote: Thanks a lot, Gene, much appreciated. I own all three items in mint condition, as well as the PC-1211 brochure in Spanish language. Great to see them, if you've got more please share.
Best regards from V.
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Post: #29
11-29-2011, 03:57 PM
That was all, sad to say.
I know it is special based upon its age / position, but function wise, it has seemed a bit lacking in capabilities to me ? ▼
Post: #30
11-29-2011, 04:14 PM
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No pictures can make it justice no matter how good, you just have to hold it in your hands to be enthralled by its sheer beauty and luxury feel. Absolutely gorgeous ! Best regards from V.
Post: #31
11-30-2011, 09:38 PM
These were beautiful designs - in an age before plastic was king ... |
