Sharp PC-1211
The Sharp PC-1211 is a small handheld computer. It was powered by two 4-bit CPUs laid out in power-saving CMOS circuitry. One acted as the main CPU, the other dealt with the input/output and display interface.
A badge-engineered version was marketed by Radio Shack as the original model of the TRS-80 Pocket Computer line.
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Technical specifications
- 24 digit dot matrix LCD
- Full QWERTY-style keyboard
- Integrated beeper
- Connector for printer and tape drive
- Programmable in BASIC
- Uses four MR44 1.35 V Mercury button cells
- Battery life in excess of 200 hours
- 1424 program steps, 26 permanent variable locations (A-Z or A$-Z$) and 178 variables shared with program steps
- Built out of off-the-shelf CMOS components, including SC43177/SC43178 processors at 256 kHz and three TC5514P 4 Kbit RAM modules
Accessories
- CE-121 Cassette Interface
- CE-122 Printer
TRS-80 Pocket Computer ("PC-1")
A badge-engineered version of the Sharp PC-1211 was marketed by Radio Shack as the original TRS-80 Pocket Computer. (This was later referred to as the "PC-1" to differentiate it from subsequent entries (PC-2 onwards) in the TRS-80/Tandy Pocket Computer line.)[1]
Introduced in July 1980, the PC-1 measured 175 × 70 × 15 mm and weighed 170 g, and had a one-line, 24-character alphanumeric LCD.[2][3]
The TRS-80 Pocket Computer was programmable in BASIC, with a capacity of 1424 "program steps". This memory was shared with variable storage of up to 178 locations, in addition to the 26 fixed locations named A through Z.
Programs and data could be stored on a cassette tape through an optional external tape interface unit. A printer/cassette interface was available, which used an ink ribbon on plain paper.
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- Sharp PC-1211 on MyCalcDB (database about 1970s and 1980s pocket calculators)
- www.promsoft.com/calcs Sharp Pocket Computers
- Daves Old Computers - TRS-80 Pocket Computer
- The TRS-80 Pocket Computer
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