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Jun 1, 2022 9 tweets 7 min read Read on X
1/8 Hello my friends, it's been a while, but today I bring a new thread! It stars the handsome bugger pictured below. "But Rick," I hear your imaginary voices protest, "that's not a Pocket Computer!". Well right you are, sort of. #ポケコン Image
2/8 This beautiful #Sharp #IQ8200 comes courtesy of a nice chap in France. Although a great piece of kit, the real magic happens when you add this little IC-Card (#IQ871). A 128 KB #BASIC card which goes into the expansion slot on the Organizer. #ポケコン ImageImageImage
3/8 Well, would you look at that! BASIC! Although the card only has A-T descriptors marking the sensor keys, the functions are identical to the ones on the IQ-707 pictured. Except the 2ndF key which is NCR / NPR on this card. #ポケコン ImageImage
4/8 And what do you get? A pretty decent BASIC POCKET computer! Sadly, not the structured version introduced with the E500S/E650, but on par with the E500/E550 including sound, graphics and I/O. #ポケコン ImageImageImageImage
5/8 You're getting a great Pocket Computer here. 40x8 line (240x64 Pixel) screen (the largest on any Sharp), 128 KB RAM, a clamshell device with a top notch keyboard and, at least in my tests, a somewhat faster device than an E500S (FOR-NEXT and LINE box fill). #ポケコン
6/8 One downside is that some characters needed for BASIC ("<" , ">", ";" ) can't be entered via the keyboard, but must be accessed using the "SYMBL" key. Also the character set and GPRINT endianness has been modified with regard to the E500. Not a deal breaker. #ポケコン ImageImageImage
7/8 PEEK, POKE & CALL are implemented, but as I have no idea how everything is organized internally, playing around usually results in a lock up. I would love to be able to access the other organizer functions from within BASIC.
#ポケコン
8/8
So, there you have it. I grabbed the IQ-8200 for €5.50 bundled with a calculator, the IC-Card set me back another €50. The problem is finding one of the BASIC IC-Cards. ralf-beckmann.de has a list of cards you'll need to search for. #ポケコン

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Oct 14, 2022
My friends, a thread! I managed to bag a #casio #fa10 with case, a #pb700 and 2 RAM modules from a friendly chap in Switzerland. The unit was not in the best condition when it arrived. 1/8 #ポケコン
I did the case cleanup first, because easiest. It was mostly dirty & the metal parts very rusty with quite a bit of pitting. I used car cockpit cleaner to scrub the case & removed the rust with a wire brush. 2/8 #ポケコン
After polishing it doesn't look half bad. The metal parts are still pitted, but other than grinding off a lot of material, I don't see how to get rid of that. Next on the list, the #fa10 itself. Amazingly, there was no corrosion and the NiCd is ok! 3/8 #ポケコン
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Thread time once again! A Package from a fine fellow in Valencia! The contents are something I've been trying to find for quite a bit now. A bit more expensive than what I'm usually willing to spend, but this is special. #ポケコン The address sticker on a package from Valencia, as yet unope
Random side note: It would seem that Lidl Spain had a sale on Milbona products back in March. I hope the Spanish among you had a chance to grab some cheap dairy goodness. Also, nachos.
Well, there you are, my little lovely! I hope you had a nice & gentle journey.
Apparently, you did indeed! Mates, I present the #Casio fx-5400p, the scientific calculator brother to the PB-80!
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Sep 3, 2021
Hello fine folks! I bring you a thread! A long one! Pictured here is a new addition to my collection; the #Sharp #PC1100 aka #EL6300. It's a combination Pocket Computer/calculator/database. 1/12 #ポケコン ImageImageImage
2/12 Sporting a clamshell case, the top half hosts the two line LCD display, the mode selector, power button, the numerical keypad and the keys for database functionality. It takes a lot of its design from the run-time Pocket Computers like the PC-1270. ImageImage
3/12 The bottom half is where your membrane keyboard sits. Typing on that keyboard is better than I expected, or at least better than the PC-1246S or 1248. It features an extremely reduced BASIC command set. Image
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