History of video games/Platforms/Sharp X1

History

Logotype of the Sharp X1.

Launch

Sharp launched the X1 in 1982.^[1] The system was advertised with some colorful imagery.^[2]

Legacy

Sharp would later release an Android phone in 2017 bearing the same name.^[3] Press did not mention if this name was inspired by the original X1, meaning this choice of name may or may not have been a coincidence.

Technology

Hu-BASIC prompt for the X1.

The system was powered by a Sharp Z80 A clocked at 4 Megahertz.^[1]

References

↑ ^a ^b "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
↑ "Wacky Japanese PC Ads of the 1980s" (in en). PCMAG. https://www.pcmag.com/news/wacky-japanese-pc-ads-of-the-1980s.
↑ Medley, Sam. "The Sharp X1 is an Android One device with a huge battery" (in en). Notebookcheck. https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Sharp-X1-is-an-Android-One-device-with-a-huge-battery.230936.0.html.

[Old_Computers_Sharp_X1-1] "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[2] "Wacky Japanese PC Ads of the 1980s" (in en). PCMAG. https://www.pcmag.com/news/wacky-japanese-pc-ads-of-the-1980s.

[3] Medley, Sam. "The Sharp X1 is an Android One device with a huge battery" (in en). Notebookcheck. https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Sharp-X1-is-an-Android-One-device-with-a-huge-battery.230936.0.html.

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