Msg: 5255 *Conference*
08-01-94 03:16:46
From: COMET _
To : RICHARD HANSON
Subj: CULT COMPUTERS
I have a few other computers besides my Model 100. They are SMALLER. :-) They are the Radio Shack Pocket Computer, the Radio Shack PC-2 [best pocket computer Radio Shack ever sold, IMHO] and the Sharp PC-1600 [never sold by Radio Shack]. The PC-1600 is a great little machine, with a 4-line, 26 column display. CPUs are Z80[A?]-compatible CMOS chip *and* custom Sharp LH5803 (compatible with the LH5801 of the PC-2). 96K ROM, and about 12KRAM, with two expansion slots for more memory. It has a BEEP command, similar to the Model T's SOUND command, and you can PEEK/POKE/CALL too! It doesn't have any built-in applications, but has RS-232 port, serial port (for fiber optic!), analog input, and 64pin bus connector providing access to timing, data, power.... Oh, and it has INP and OUT commands, too, for ports! I was using this little (19cm*8.5cm*3cm) computer at my previous job, when a coworker GAVE ME HIS MODEL 100. =D Unfortunately, there isn't a local BBS with support for my handheld computers. :d But I got the doc. on the ROM routines and hand-assemble my programs for them, just like my Model-T. :-) I'm not sure if you've had any experience with these little guys, but if you have an open mind, you'll probably find them VERY similar to the Model T in many of the important ways. :-) Since I program computers, myself, lack of "commercial software" never dissuaded me from getting a computer I *like*. :-)