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title: Sharp PC-3201
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- Japan
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years:
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- '1980'
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cpus:
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- Z80-A
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params:
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name: PC-3201
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image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc3201_system_s1.jpg
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company: /companies/sharp
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company_name: Sharp
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: PC-3201
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Sharp
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: Japan
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1980'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: Sharp BASIC interpreter
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full stoke 96 key with 10 function keys, arrow keys and numeric keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: Z80-A
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- label: SPEED
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value: 4 MHz.
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- label: CO-PROCESSOR
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value: None
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- label: RAM
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value: 32 KB expandable to 64 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 32 KB (Sharp BASIC)
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 80 chars. x 25 lines
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: None
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- label: COLORS
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value: Monochrome
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- label: SOUND
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value: Beeper
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Tape recorder, Parallel printer
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: 2 x 5.25'' FDD unit (142 or 285 KB per drive)
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- label: OS
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value: FDOS (Sharp Operating System)
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in power supply unit
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: I/O card slots
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- label: PRICE
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value: About $5200 with printer and 2 x 142 KB discs
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tabs:
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- photos
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- links
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forum_thread: 792
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photos:
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- title: SHARP PC-3201
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to **Martin Willemsen**
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image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc3201_system_s1.jpg
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- title: TOP VIEW
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to **Martin Willemsen**
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image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc3201_topview_s1.jpg
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- title: DISPLAY UNIT
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to **Martin Willemsen**
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image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc3201_display_s1.jpg
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- title: FD UNIT
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to **Martin Willemsen**
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image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_pc3201_fdunit_s1.jpg
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links:
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- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
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url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
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text: ''
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related:
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- /museum/atari-pc
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- /museum/sharp-pc-3101
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oc_id: 811
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607230135/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=811
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date: '2023-06-07'
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The PC-3201 was an evolution of the [PC-3101](/museum/sharp-pc-3101/) model. It was aimed at the small business users.
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Like the 3101, it was a keyboard unit, but the monochrome monitor was a 12" 80 column version and the dual floppy disc drive unit could store 2 x 142 KB or 2 x 285 KB. Several standard interface cards (RS232, IEEE488, etc.) could be plugged into the main unit.
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The system offered 32 KB of RAM expandable to 64 KB, and 32 KB of ROM holding the Sharp specific BASIC interpreter.
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A dot-matrix printer was also sold by Sharp for the 3101 - 3201 series. In fact it was an Epson FX-80 with a specific character generator ROM.
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PC-3000 series systems were very reliable but, because of a strange price policy from Sharp, they never met success.
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