Sharp PC-7000

sharppc70002

I have the main unit.

type computer
country Japan
year 1985
os MS-DOS
cpu Intel 8086
speed 4.77 MHz or 7.37 MHZ
ram 320 KB
rom 16 KB
disk 2 x 5.1/4″ 360 KB
graphic LCD 640×200, 80×24 text mode
colors monochrome
sound beeper
ports serial, parallel, color CRT video


The Sharp PC-7000 — Sharp’s Portable PC

The Sharp PC-7000 was an IBM PC-compatible portable computer produced by Sharp in the mid-1980s — a laptop or luggable machine that offered full PC compatibility in a portable package targeting business professionals who needed IBM-compatible computing on the move. Running MS-DOS on an 8088-class processor with CGA graphics capability, the PC-7000 was part of the wave of Japanese portable PCs that demonstrated Japan’s manufacturing strength in the emerging laptop computer market of the mid-1980s.

Japan’s Laptop Leadership

Japanese manufacturers including Sharp, Toshiba, NEC, and Panasonic dominated the early laptop market, applying their expertise in consumer electronics miniaturisation to the challenge of producing portable personal computers. Sharp’s PC-7000 was part of this broader Japanese contribution to portable computing — machines that were often technically superior to American competitors in display quality and build construction, reflecting Japan’s strength in precision manufacturing and component quality.