Sharp PC-1350 explained

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 It was superseded in 1987 by the PC-1360, which featured one additional RAM expansion port, improved BASIC, floppy disk capability, and a faster CPU.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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

• 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

External links

• Images of a PC-1350 and a short description of functionality.
• PC-1350 Service manual.
• PC-1350 Mame / Emma / Mess emulator page.
• PC-1350 Memory map

Notes and References

1. Web site: sharp pc-1350. Voidware Calculator Museum. 3 November 2017.
2. Web site: Sharp PC-1360 - Computing History. Centre for Computing History. 3 November 2017.
3. Web site: PC-1350. Pocket Computer Museum. 3 November 2017. en.