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  • What's new in my pocket computers pages?

    Friday, October 15th : Ricoh RDC i-700 received
    Device securised this morning! No page for it yet; will be one some day.

    Wednesday, September 15th : Sharp MI-10 added
    Created a page for the Sharp MI-10 i've received.

    Friday, July 23rd : new homepage, new machines listed
    My collection reached 49 units yesterday as i've received 2 new watches. Added them to the list (no pages yet) and changed the homepage to a weblog format.

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    Casio PB-1000C
    Basic & CASL pocket computer
     
    ** THIS ITEM IS NOT FOR SALE! **
    IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A USER MANUAL
    or IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A RESELLER/REPAIR STATION,
    I'm sorry, but I will not reply to user manual requests or to dealer location inquiries anymore.

    Please read my FAQ page that might help you if you have any of these questions in mind.
    Feel free to contact me for any other question or comment regarding this machine!




    Special features :
    - Sensitive screen!!
    - Virtual disk memory
    - Basic and Assembly programmable
    - Disk drive peripheral available
    - 32 x 8 characters virtual screen

    Weak points :
    - Quite fragile...

    Related machines in my collection :
    The original model :
    Casio PB-1000

    BASIC computers :
    Casio PB-100
    Casio FX-750P
    Casio PB-700
    Canon X-07
    Sharp PCE-500
    Sensitive screen computer :
    INDEX
    Casio sensitive screen devices :
    Casio IF-8000
    Casio VDB-1000
    Casio later evolutions :
    Casio PB-2000
    Casio AI-1000

    Casio 16bit multi language pocket computer :
    Casio FX-890P

    I had a PB-1000 in my pocket during almost all my high-school years, and i liked the machine very much. Of course i still own it in my collection today, and i've even had occasions of acquiring a few extra models. As i got into collecting, i also had the chance of getting "legendary" PB-1000 related items. Here, "legendary" either means that they were items i could not afford back then, or that i had only heard rumors that i thought i could never verify.
    Amongst the rumors was the existence of a non-foldable "PB-2000" machine. Myth or reality? You can now discover by yourself in my collection!

    Quite a few years later, i've discovered much more, well beyond any rumor that could have come to my knowledge at the time. The PB-1000 family consists of 4 models, not just one as i was thinking at first, not even 2 as rumors had it. And i now own them all! Besides the PB-1000 and the PB-2000, the AI-1000 is directly related to the family despite it's "AI" reference. It uses the exact same platform as the PB-2000 including the ROM cartridges port allowing for the same optionnal to be run on the device. Then there's the PB-1000C, of which i've discovered about the latest.

    After this quite long introduction, what should be said about the PB-1000C? Basically, it uses the exact same platform as the PB-1000 : same foldable casing, touch screen, and so on. Also uses the exact same Basic, and the virtual disk memory like the others. Now what the "C" stands for is "CASL". CASL is a programming languages that replaces Assembly in the PB-1000C. The PB-1000 already offered 2 programming languages (C and assembly), and Casio expanded the multi-language features on the PB-2000 and AI-1000 by offering optionnal language modules and different built-in languages. The PB-1000C is thus a new step in these language evolution. The CASL language will later be re-used in more pocket computers from Casio (if not most of them), most of which will apparently never be distributed outside Japan.



    Processor : HD-61700 OS : Proprietary
    RAM : 8 KB extended to 40 KB ROM : ??
    Graphic display : 192 x 32 Text display : 32 x 4
    Display : B&W Input : Keyboard, Touch screen

    Built-in Applications :
    BASIC programming language, CASL programming language, MEMO, "Function memory" programming, memory monitor, Virtual disk memory manager.

    Open to other applications : Through BASIC/binary programs
    Ports :
    - one CASIO extension port for mass-memory units and RS-232 interfaces
    - one memory extension port.

    Related Ressources and Web Links:

    Jun Amano's PB-1000 Forever !
    A japanese-only site with downloadable machine-code games (Don't know what it takes to get the games into your PB-1000 once downloaded, though!)!
    Rough Babelfish translations are also very interesting (for instance, i finally learned from this page that "PB" stands for "Pocket Basic" !)

    Andreas Wichmann's Casio PB-1000 Homepage
    *The reference* for the PB community on the net. Lots of useful info and links.