Here is it, the rare version of the user manual :
If you want to get it run to Gary’s auction on eBay : (Sold)
Auction for this rare manual + a mint PC-2
Gary, thanks for the picture !
In Mai 1983 the german user clubs started a very nice magazine : Sharp PC-1500 Zeitung.
This magazine was published from may 1983 to december 1984 (19 publications).
It was a good way to discover the PC-1500 world.
There were lot of adverts and informations.
You’ll find some exchanges with the french club “Sharpentiers”.
And sure, you’ll find some of Xavier Fojud’s publications !
In the future i will give you more informations about the names present in these magazines đ
Please, be patient when reading because in 1983 it was made with the use of copies, part of copies, listings⌠and text is in all directions ! lol
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With the advent of small 8th and 9th so I have to redo the family photo.
So this is a total of 9 different versions of our favorite pocket computer.
Come on, I made ââyou presentations!
From left to right and from top to bottom:
– Sharp PC-1500 Europe and North America.
– Sharp PC-1500A Europe and North America.
– Sharp PC-1500 Japan.
– Sharp PC-1501 Japan.
– Sharp PC-1500 Japan blue.
– Sharp PC-1500 RP2 Brazil
– Hiradastechnika PTA-4000 Hungary
– Hiradastechnika PTA-4000 + 16 Hungary
– Tandy / Radio Shack PC-2
What makes us 4 beautiful colors!
Few more pictures :
Before you go on your Internet browser to try to find those missing in your collection here is the order of rarity (the rarest to most common)
– Sharp PC-1500 Japan blue.
– Sharp PC-1500 RP2 Brazil
– Hiradastechnika PTA-4000 Hungary
– Hiradastechnika PTA-4000 + 16 Hungary
– Sharp PC-1501 Japan.
– Sharp PC-1500 Japan.
– Tandy / Radio Shack PC-2
– Sharp PC-1500A Europe and North America.
– Sharp PC-1500 Europe and North America.
I wish you good looking …
Some time ago when scanning a stack of documents relating to PC-1500 I found a mail with the name “Xavier FOJUD”. I knew the name, I read something in a magazine …
It was addressed, in German language, to Bernd and spoke of a listing in Hexa.
Bernd ? Fischel ? Alles fĂźr Sharp computer ?
So I let it on top of the stack.
Two months later I took the letter and did research on the web: I got an address and email.
Continuing my scans I also found in the magazine “Alles fĂźr Sharp Pocket Computer” some posts made by that person.
Here is his letter as published in “PC-1500 Zeintung” N°15:
So I sent him a message explaining my passion, a link to my site and asking if he had information that might be helpful … etc.
The answer came, warm, expressing surprise amused.
You think, 30 years after the mail!
This person is the author of the familiar RENUM program (ML) that appeared in “L’Ordinateur de Poche” N°19 and of the “Landscape print” (ML).
With his brother they were quite active around the pocket. He shared a lot with the German club Sharp (PC-1500 Zeitung), “Alles fĂźr Sharp Pocket Computer” and The Pocket Computer.
Last week I got a package (that he generously offered me as a gift) containing beautiful things (books, tapes, magazines) that will enrich your content. (After author’s permission for certain books or documents)
I renew my sincere thanks to Xavier !
ML = Machine language
Hello, don’t i promised great news ’till end of the year?
Well, here’s the first news: Blue brother arrived with his printer, in a nice briefcase.
That’s a long time since I was looking for and patience paid off.
Here are some pictures from all angles:
On Japanese sites it has the reference Sharp PC-1500D.
But, to my knowledge, there is nothing to give this name.
Its serial number is very interesting because it puts to the latest PC-1500 manufactured and before the PC-1500A.
Internally it is a version A04 identical to the other PC-1500 A04.
No, the only thing that distinguishes it is blue.
Nay, superb blue !!!
This is the ninth of the family.
Welcome to PC-1500 fans !
You now have a forum dedicated to this pocket computer and its various versions. Once you have registered do not forget to introduce yourself and describe your interest in the PC-1500.
Click on “Forum” on the main menu.
One of the biggest problems with the pocket computers was the place where to save programs. With the PC-1500 one solution was to get a big memory module like CE-161 or CE-163. The common system was the use of a tape recorder. But this was noisy and slow !
Reto and Thomas decided to design an interface between the PC-1500 and one product currently sold. Their choice was the Commodore floppy 1541. Maybe because it was packed with the power adapter ? And as they had enough space they added a 8bits parallel interface.
You can watch this in their website : TRAMsoft Floppy and // interface
And download the user manual in english : User manual
I have found an article extract from the german magazine Chip :
Download the full article
Here is a translation :
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In the 80’s in France there was lot of magazines with articles and programs for the pocket computers.
The best website to read them is Abandonware !
“Le Sharpentier” ended in 1987 but was continued as “Nano Ordinateurs”
Readers of “Alles fĂźr Sharp Computers” have read some pages from “Le Sharpentier” in their magazine.
Here is a selection for the PC-1500 :
 Click to read Hebdogiciel |  Click to read L'Ordinateur de Poche |
 Click to read Le Sharpentier |  Click to read Nano Ordinateurs |
 Click to read List |  Click to read Trace |
What’s that ?
Is it raining today ?
Lets have a look at one German magazine : Happy computer.
Go to the Happy Computer archives page
It happens that at the beginning some magazines where started with another name.
Here it was “Hobby Computer” :
