13 Facts About Sharp PC-7000

Sharp PC-7000 is a luggable portable computer released by Sharp Electronics in 1985.

The PC-7000 was Sharp's second entry into the IBM PC-compatible portable computer market, their first being the PC-5000.

Sharp PC-7000 replaced the predecessor's Intel 8088 processor with an 8086 running at a user-switchable 7.

Sharp PC-7000 sold hundreds of thousands of units under this series—including the original—over the years, before discontinuing it in 1990.

Sharp PC-7000 uses an Intel 8086 processor, by default running at clock speed of 7.

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Sharp PC-7000 offered through mail order a memory expansion card which increases the RAM to 704 KB available to the user.

The display is removable, and Sharp PC-7000 provided replacement displays through mail order for $49 .

Sharp PC-7000 provided the option to replace the default white backlighting element with a green element.

Sharp PC-7000 included a BIOS setup utility in ROM, allowing the user to set the time and date of the computer's internal clock and calendar; to invert the display's colors; and to switch between clock speeds, among other parameters.

The Sharp PC-7000 initially competed with heavier luggable portable computers such as Compaq's Portable 286 and Panasonic's Executive Partner—the latter two weighing almost 28 pounds .

PC-7000 received high praise on release, with Sharp selling hundreds of thousands of units—this figure including sales of later models—globally over the years.

Sharp PC-7000 ultimately praised the computer's communications support, near-full IBM PC compatibility, and display.

Fellow PC Magazine writer Bill Machrone felt that the physical dimensions of the Sharp PC-7000 sat awkwardly between IBM's lightweight PC Convertible and Compaq's heavy but full-featured Portable II.