Pocket Computer
Pocket PC, Casio, Hewlett-Packard, Sharp Corporation, Tandy, BASIC, Assembly Language
OmniScriptum (Publisher)
Published on 22. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
116 pages
978-3-639-96917-7 (ISBN)
Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A pocket computer
is a small calculator-sized handheld programmable computer. This
specific category of computers existed primarily in the 1980s.
Manufacturers included Casio, Hewlett-Packard, Sharp, Tandy/Radio Shack
(Selling Casio and Sharp models under their own TRS line) and many more.
The programming language was usually BASIC, but some devices offered
alternatives. For example the Casio PB-2000 could be programmed in C,
BASIC, Assembler and Lisp. An important feature of pocket computers was
that all programming languages were available for the device itself, not
dowloaded from a cross-compiler on a larger computer. Though not
identical in principle, personal digital assistants, handheld PCs, and
programmable calculators serve many of the same functions as the old
pocket computers, generally with significantly more computing power in a
package the same size or smaller.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
191 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-639-96917-7 (9783639969177)
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