| Description | |
| Manufacturer | Sharp America |
| Model | PC-1251 |
| Date Announced | 1982 |
| Date Canceled | Unknown |
| Number Produced | Tens to hundreds of thousands |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Price | |
| Current Value | $10-$100 |
| Specifications | |
| Processor | SC61860 |
| Speed | .5 MHz |
| RAM | 4K |
| ROM | 24K |
| Storage | External tape drive |
| Expansion | A variety of external devices including tape storage, printers, etc. |
| Bus | Proprietary |
| Video | 24 character LCD |
| I/O | Tape IO |
| OS Options | Built-in BASIC |
| Notes | The Sharp PC line provided a lot of power in a small package. While these machines looked like calculators, the inclusion of BASIC and stored programs meant that they were full-fledged computers. |
| Related Items in Collection | Sharp PC 1500 and Sharp PC 1500a |
| Related Items Wanted | Software and additional parts. |
The Sharp PC-1251 was one of Sharp's 3rd generation pocket computers. It was also sold by Radio Shack as the Pocket Computer PC3.
The PC-1251 in my collection came with that CE-125 printer and tape drive setup.
Also included were the full set of manuals for all of the devices.
As can be seen in the pictures, everything works perfectly and is in very good cosmetic shape.
(Submitted October 23, 2008 07:54:52 by martin)
i have one of those neat nittle calculator/computers but the display is broken about half of the display has tured back due to leakage of the liquid cristals . is there any way to repair it? Martin
(Submitted July 13, 2008 01:16:48 by Greg)
(sigh!!!)
I started coding on a PC-1245, which was a birthday-present. That was 25 years ago... GAWK! Time passes!
(Submitted May 6, 2008 06:08:08 by goncal)
Thanks for the site. I have a PC-1251 which I just revived by installing new batteries. I was recalling the times when (before getting the PC-1251) I wished to get hold of a PC-1211, so famous back then, and I could not. But eventually I got a complete PC-1500 with plotter and cassette output - I was wondering whether it is possible to get hold of plotter ball-pens at all.
(Submitted February 28, 2008 07:32:45 by somebody)
i have 1261 and i still use it
(Submitted November 10, 2007 08:43:01 by shalash)
dear friend good day
i need the all origional catalogs that comes with th sharp 1251 yours shalash p.o.box 941044 jordan post code 11194 amman