Sharp always had a reputation for building technically sound but rather stange computers, ignoring 'industry standards'. The PC-7000 broke this image.
This was a "lunchbox" portable IBM PC compatible system. It had two 5''1/4 disk-drives mounted on the right side and a nice blue tiltable screen, the world's first backlit LCD.
The system consisted of three main parts: system unit, keyboard and optional CE-700P printer. When the system had to be carried, both the keyboard and the printer clipped into the main unit.
One year later (1986) , the PC-7100 was launched. It had a 20Mb hard-disk instead of the second built-in 5''1/4 FDD.
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NAME
PC-7000
MANUFACTURER
Sharp
TYPE
Portable
ORIGIN
Japan
YEAR
1985
KEYBOARD
Full-stroke keyboard, numeric keypad, 10 function keys
CPU
Intel 8086
SPEED
7.37 or 4.77 Mhz
CO-PROCESSOR
optional 8087 math co-processor
RAM
320k (704k max.)
ROM
16k
TEXT MODES
80 x 24
GRAPHIC MODES
640 x 200
COLORS
Monochrome LCD display
SOUND
Beeper
SIZE / WEIGHT
410 x 160 x 215 mm / 8,5 Kg
I/O PORTS
Serial port, parallel port, color CRT video output (optional)
BUILT IN MEDIA
2 x 5''1/4 disk-drives (360 KB each)
OS
MS-DOS
POWER SUPPLY
Internal batteries and external power supply (specs. unknown)