---
title: Casio PB-700
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Pocket
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1983'
cpus:
- 8-bit ASIC
params:
  name: PB-700
  image: /media/museum/photos/casio_pb700.jpg
  company: /companies/casio
  company_name: Casio
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: PB-700
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Casio
  - label: TYPE
    value: Pocket
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Japan
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1983'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Basic
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: QWERTY calculator type with numeric keypad
  - label: CPU
    value: 8-bit ASIC (custom chip)
  - label: RAM
    value: 4k (2,7k free for user), upgradable to 16k with 4k memory addons (OR4)
  - label: ROM
    value: 32k
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: 20 x 4
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: 160 x 32
  - label: COLORS
    value: Black and white LCD screen
  - label: SOUND
    value: Beeper
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: 200 x 88 x 23 mm / 315 g
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Expansion bus, Tape-recorder, 3 RAM module slots
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: |-
      4 x ''AA'' alkaline batteries\
      1 x CR-1220 lithium battery
  - label: PRICE
    value: |-
      564 (France, 83)\
      259 (France, 84)
  tabs:
  - photos
  - adverts
  - hardware
  - links
  - docs
  forum_thread: 468
  photos:
  - title: PB-700
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/casio_pb700_2.jpg
  adverts:
  - title: FRENCH ADVERT
    subtitle: ''
    text: '''''PB 700, the extensible personal computer'''''
    image: /media/museum/pubs/casio_pb700_pub_extensible.jpg
  hardware:
  - title: FA 10
    subtitle: Plotter and tape interface
    text: The FA-10 offered a 4 colors plotter and a tape interface where you could plug an external tape-recorder or a CM1 Casio tape-recorder.
    image: /media/museum/hardware/casio_pb700_fa10.jpg
  - title: FA-11 INTERFACE
    subtitle: Plotter + Tape recorder
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/hardware/casio_pb770_fa11-extension.jpg
  links:
  - title: Christophe Leglatin's PB-700 page
    url: http://perso.orange.fr/leglatin/cpb-700/index.htm
    text: Some interesting info about the PB-700 (french)
  - title: Silrun Systems - The home of programmable Casio pocket calculators
    url: http://www.silrun.de/
    text: German and English zipped manuals
  docs:
  - title: CASIO PB-700 - EASY TRIP TO BASIC
    url: http://www.usersmanualguide.com/casio/calculators/pb-700
    cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/casiob%20pb700%20manual.jpg
    text: |-
      [**CASIO PB-700 - EASY TRIP TO BASIC**](http://www.usersmanualguide.com/casio/calculators/pb-700)written by Casio

       type of document : PDF\
       size : 70 Mb\
       source : [www.usersmanualguide.com](http://www.usersmanualguide.com)

      **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :**
  related:
  - /museum/casio-pb-770
  oc_id: 474
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142947/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=474
    date: '2023-06-08'
---

The PB-700 was the best pocket computer of its time. It was the first to offer a 4x20 LCD screen, better than Sharp pockets !