The Sharp PC-2000 Computer Boombox from 1979 (stereo2go.com)
25 points by coloneltcb 4 hours ago
pelcg an hour ago
Sharp still standing strong more than 100 years later in Japan. Didn't know they made personal computers back then
car a minute ago
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hvs 42 minutes ago
Everyone made personal computers in the late 70's and early 80's. It was the latest corporate fad.
simlevesque 2 hours ago
First time I hear about this device. I learned to program 25 years ago on a PC-1500. I wish it had multiple lines like this machine !
qingcharles 19 minutes ago
The bane of the single line display! It's amazing what constraints like that can do to your imagination and skills, though. You have to be very clever.
I programmed all day at school for years on the Casio version:
SoftTalker an hour ago
From the keyboard it looks more like a programmable calculator than a computer, maybe splitting hairs considering the era.
incanus77 40 minutes ago
It looks to me to have:
- NEW
- GTO (GOTO)
- LST (LIST)
- END
- RUN
- FOR
- NXT (NEXT)
- LOD (LOAD)
- STP (STOP)
- RTN (RETURN)
All of which are BASIC commands, as well as GTS (go to subroutine, probably like GOSUB).
In addition, it would’ve lent itself well to loading programs from cassette (see TI-99 or TRS-80 of the era).
I have a 1984 Sharp PC-1246 handheld which is surprisingly programmable despite being about the size of a modern smartphone, an actual calculator form factor, and, you know, from 1984.
paulgerhardt 2 hours ago
“Cyberfunk”