22 Nov
2002
22 Nov
'02
11:50 a.m.
On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
gil smith wrote:
> Hi folks:
>
> I am curious about early PCs with lcd screens. Something from the early
> dos days, in a flip-up or clamshell design.
>
> Anyone have any favorites?
How about the Sharp PC-5000? It has an 8x80 line LCD display in a
clamshell portable design. It uses bubble memory carthridges as its main
storage.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~fjkraan/comp/pc5000/
Here's a review in the January 1984 issue of Creative Computing. The
predictions didn't pan out:
http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n1/55_The_Sharp_PC5000_a_desk.php
I have one for sale. If interested, e-mail me ;)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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