Sharp PC-1600

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
• 390g in weight with batteries

Accessories

• CE-1600M program module providing 32K of battery backed storage
• CE-1600P Printer/Cassette interface
• CE-1600F 2.5" double sided disk drive providing 61K of storage per side

Notes

1. ↑ Sharp PC-1600 Operation Manual, 1986.

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

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