Sharp PC-1600
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(Redirected from Sharp CE-1650F)
| Type | pocket computer | 
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sharp | 
| Calculator | |
| Entry mode | BASIC | 
| Programming | |
| User memory | 16K | 
| Firmware memory | 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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[2]
 
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sharp PC-1600 Operation Manual, 1986.
 - ^ "Model CE-1600F". Sharp PC-1600 Service Manual (PDF). Yamatokoriyama, Japan: Sharp Corporation, Information Systems Group, Quality & Reliability Control Center. July 1986. pp. 98–104. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
 
Further reading
[edit]- SHARP Taschencomputer Modell PC-1600 Bedienungsanleitung [SHARP Pocket Computer Model PC-1600 Operation Manual] (PDF) (in German). Osaka, Japan: Sharp Corporation. TINSG1031ECZZ. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
 
External links
[edit]- 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