Sharp PC-1600 explained

Sharp PC-1600
Type:	pocket computer
Entry:	BASIC
Manufacturer:	Sharp
Memory User:	16K
Memory Rom:	96K

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 of 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^[1]
• 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
• 390 g in weight with batteries

Accessories

• CE-1600M program module providing 32K of battery backed storage
• CE-1600P Printer/Cassette interface
• CE-1600F 2.5-inch double-sided pocket disk drive providing 64K of storage per side with CE-1650F media

See also

• Sharp pocket computer character sets

Further reading

• Book: SHARP Taschencomputer Modell PC-1600 Bedienungsanleitung . German . SHARP Pocket Computer Model PC-1600 Operation Manual . . Osaka, Japan . TINSG1031ECZZ . 2017-02-27.

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

Notes and References

1. Sharp PC-1600 Operation Manual, 1986.