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Subject: Re: Sharp PC-7000 questions
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Date: Thu, 26-Mar-87 11:52:18 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 26 11:52:18 1987
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Summary: It is a good machine


	The Shrap 7000 is a pretty good little machine.  The
displya is a "normal" LCD rather than the newer super-twist type.
The disply is quite readable when the backlight is turned on.

	The 7000 is very well designed for service by the user.
The manual is THE best owner's guide I've witnessed for  a personal
computer.  All the illustrations are very clear.

	I was impressed that Sharp is up fron about the fact that
the expected lifetime of the backlight is "only" aobut 1500-2500
hours, depending on your preference for brightness.  They also tell
you that you can replace it yourself.  I'm not quite sure where
you'd get a replacement.  You'd probably have to write directly to
Sharp's US distributor.  Most other computers, such as the Zenith
181 have to go back to the factory for replacement of the display.

	The 7000 has two built in 5.25 inch drives.

	The CPU is an 8086 that runs at 7.xx MHz.  This makes the
mahcine pretty fast.  I haven't run into any software compatibility
problems, and it's run everything  I've given it.  I suppose some
copy proof junk might crash due to the higher CPU speed.

	The standard memory is 256K, but you can up it to a full
640 without much hassle, as the chip sockets are already there for
the extra memory.  150 nS 41-256 chips are what it uses if my
recollection is correct.  It should cost you about $40 to put in
the full memory.

	I've seen the 7000 going for as little as $775 or so via
mail order, which makes it very good in computing power for dollar
spent.  Sharp is supposed to be selling a 7000A in the near future;
I was told that it should have a super-twist disply.  You might
actually save some bucks by buying the 7000 then upgrading it with
a new display panel-- though I don't exactly what the procedure
would be.

  --Bill

Bill Mayhew
Division of Basic Medical Sciences
Northeastern Ohio Universities' College of Medicine
Rootstown, OH  44272  USA    phone:  216-325-2511
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