Sharp PC-1403

Serial Number	17009674
Accessories	Protective plastic cover
	Taschencomputer PC-1403 Bedienungsanleitung, 1986 (German)
Condition	The front, which is protected by the plasic cover is in excellent condition. The back, which is not protected by the cover is in very poor condition, lots of scratches on the aluminum housing
Acquired	8.9.2002

Type, Precision, Input Mode	Scientific, 10 BCD digits, exponent ±99, Algebraic
Programmable	Yes, BASIC interpreter
Performance Index	12
Memory	32kByte, perm,anent memory
Display	24 digit 5x7 pixel black&white LCD with separate contrast adjustment knob on the right side of the unit.
Special features	Matrix operations
Original Pricing, Production	Unknown, approx. 1986 in Japan
Batteries	2x large button sized cells, CR2032 or similar
Dimensions	Length 7.2cm, Width 17cm, Height 1.1cm
Links	Sharp Resources at aldweb. Short Manual. Machine Language Programming. (here on aldweb) Sharp calculator manuals. Simon Lehrmayr's Sharp Pages. Sharp Taschencomputer Modell PC-1403 Bedienungsanleitung (PDF, German, 268 pages, undated)
Comment	At the first glance a neat little calculator. Within seconds I was able to figure out how to switch between calculator, BASIC run and BASIC program mode. Writing and editing a BASIC program was also very easy and didn't require in-depth study of the manual (as with the Casio machines)