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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Sharp PC-2500	Computers	Portable	Japan	1985	SC 61860	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos emulators links related oc_id source PC-2500 /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_system_2.jpg /companies/sharp Sharp label value NAME PC-2500 label value MANUFACTURER Sharp label value TYPE Portable label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1985 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Sharp Basic interpreter label value KEYBOARD Calculator style keyboard with numeric keypad, 76 keys label value CPU SC 61860 (8 bit) label value SPEED Unknown label value CO-PROCESSOR Custom I/O chips label value RAM 3 kb (non volatile, up to 19 kb) label value ROM 72 KB label value TEXT MODES 24 chars x 4 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES 150 x 32 dots label value COLORS Monochrome LCD screen label value SOUND One chanel label value SIZE / WEIGHT 29.7 (W) x 21 (D) x 4.55 (H) cm. / 1,3 kg label value I/O PORTS Asynchron communication port, tape interface label value POWER SUPPLY Ni/Cd battery, autonomy of 60 hours label value PERIPHERALS 8k and 16k memory cards, RS232c extension pack label value PRICE 762 (France, 1985) photos emulators links 194 title subtitle text image PC-2500 /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_system_3.jpg title subtitle text image CLOSE-UP #1 LCD display and function keys /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_displaycloseup.jpg title subtitle text image CLOSE-UP #2 Four colour printer-plotter and roller paper housing /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_printercloseup.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE CONNECTORS **(1)** Serial connector, mainly used for the CE-51P A4 size Sharp printer-plotter\ **(2)** LCD contrast adjustment\ **(3)** External tape recorder jacks (In, Out, Remote)\ **(4)** Sharp EA-150 9V AC adaptor jack\ **(5)** Memory card housing. Sharp RAM cards CE-201M (8 KB) or CE-202M (16 KB) could be used /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_connectors_1.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE BOTTOM HALF **(1)** The awesome and very reliable 4 colours printer-plotter made by Alps.\ **(2)** RAM card connection to the main board\ **(3)** RAM card ejection mechanism\ **(4)** Tape recorder and power connectors\ **(5)** Connection to the main board through a flat cable\ **(6)** Tiny speaker\ **(7)** Rechargeable batteries that give 40 to 60 hours autonomy, depending on the printer use. /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_inside_1.jpg title subtitle text image MAIN BOARD #1 Components side.\ **(1)** Back of the LCD display\ **(2)** RAM card flat cable\ **(3)** I/O custom chips\ **(4)** SC61860 processor (Z80 compatible)\ **(5)** ROM chips (2 x 36 KB)\ **(6)** RAM chips (6148 equivalent)\ **(7)** Bottom board connection flat cable /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_mboard_2.jpg title subtitle text image MAIN BOARD #2 This side of the board faces the keyboard. For each key and switch two interlaced tracks are connected when the key is pressed. /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_mboard_1.jpg title subtitle text image PRINTER CLOSE-UP A piece of technical wizardry. /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_printer_1.jpg title subtitle text image PRINTING SAMPLES Some examples of four colour graphic printings. /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_printings_1.jpg title subtitle text image USER MANUAL The very detailed Sharp user manual. Here in German version. /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc2500_manual_1.jpg title url platform text POEMS http://sourceforge.jp/projects/poems/ Unix / Linux PC-12xx, 14xx & 13xx emulator title url platform text PockEmul http://pockemul.free.fr/ Multiplatform Emulates nearly all Sharp pocket computers! title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com /museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212 /museum/sharp-pc-1245 /museum/sharp-pc-1250-pc-1251 /museum/sharp-pc-1260-pc-1261-pc-1262 /museum/sharp-pc-1401-pc-1402-pc-1421 /museum/sharp-pc-1403-h /museum/sharp-pc-1500-pc-1500a 184 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230608094511/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=184 2023-06-08

The Sharp PC 2500 has the same characteristics as the Sharp PC 1350 pocket computer. Sharp removed the small keyboard of the 1350 and added a better keyboard. The PC 2500 has also a small built in color printer-plotter (4 colors, 15 character sizes, 11,4 cm wide, 4 c/s maximum speed).

The 3 KB main RAM memery could be expanded to 11 KB or 19 KB thanks to credit-card-size memory cards. The ROM contains a pretty good BASIC, a small telephone index and a small spreadsheet (10 rows x 7 columns, which can be extended to 42 rows x 20 columns with the 16 KB RAM expander).

This computer had no market success.

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