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title, categories, types, origins, years, cpus, params

title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Casio PB-700	Computers	Pocket	Japan	1983	8-bit ASIC	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos adverts hardware links docs related oc_id source PB-700 /media/museum/photos/casio_pb700.jpg /companies/casio Casio label value NAME PB-700 label value MANUFACTURER Casio label value TYPE Pocket label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1983 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Basic label value KEYBOARD QWERTY calculator type with numeric keypad label value CPU 8-bit ASIC (custom chip) label value RAM 4k (2,7k free for user), upgradable to 16k with 4k memory addons (OR4) label value ROM 32k label value TEXT MODES 20 x 4 label value GRAPHIC MODES 160 x 32 label value COLORS Black and white LCD screen label value SOUND Beeper label value SIZE / WEIGHT 200 x 88 x 23 mm / 315 g label value I/O PORTS Expansion bus, Tape-recorder, 3 RAM module slots label value POWER SUPPLY 4 x ''AA'' alkaline batteries\ 1 x CR-1220 lithium battery label value PRICE 564 (France, 83)\ 259 (France, 84) photos adverts hardware links docs 468 title subtitle text image PB-700 /media/museum/photos/casio_pb700_2.jpg title subtitle text image FRENCH ADVERT ''PB 700, the extensible personal computer'' /media/museum/pubs/casio_pb700_pub_extensible.jpg title subtitle text image FA 10 Plotter and tape interface 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. /media/museum/hardware/casio_pb700_fa10.jpg title subtitle text image FA-11 INTERFACE Plotter + Tape recorder /media/museum/hardware/casio_pb770_fa11-extension.jpg title url text Christophe Leglatin's PB-700 page http://perso.orange.fr/leglatin/cpb-700/index.htm Some interesting info about the PB-700 (french) title url text Silrun Systems - The home of programmable Casio pocket calculators http://www.silrun.de/ German and English zipped manuals title url cover text CASIO PB-700 - EASY TRIP TO BASIC http://www.usersmanualguide.com/casio/calculators/pb-700 /media/museum/docs/couvs/casiob%20pb700%20manual.jpg [**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 :** /museum/casio-pb-770 474 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142947/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=474 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 !