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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.

    This feature will soon be available
     

    Casio PB-700
    with extended 16KB memory
    BASIC 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!




    The PB-700 features the first 4 lines display in the world of BASIC pocket computers.

    Special features :
    - 4 lines display
    - Solid state, strong appeal!
    - wide range of peripherals
    - Brought lots of people to computers!!

    Weak points :
    - No BASIC instruction for direct memory access
    - 10 programs limitations. Enough in most cases, but not worth a virtual disk!
    Related machines in my collection :
    BASIC computers :
    Casio PB-100
    Casio FX-750P
    Casio PB-1000
    Canon X-07
    Sharp PCE-500

    This is definitely the one that got me into collecting! It was a child dream for a long time before i got my first pocket computer (the PB-1000), then it remained a reference.
    The machine is not that fun, actually, and lots of modern stuff are missing on this machine (a virtual disk memory mostly) but the look of it is still very attractive, and the feeling is cool when switching the machine on and getting the "ready" prompt. A taste of the good ol'days...
    Part of its appeal also came from it's large range of peripheral, among which the coolest was an integrated printer+microtape cradle.


    Processor : ?? OS : Proprietary
    RAM : 4KB extended to 16KB ROM : ??
    Graphic display : 160 x 32 Text display : 20 x 4
    Display : B&W Input : Keyboard

    Built-in Applications :
    BASIC programming language.

    Open to other applications : Through BASIC programs
    Ports :
    - one extension port for mass-memory units, printers and RS-232 interfaces
    - 3 memory extension port.