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Sharp PC ROM File Collection (with Hashes)

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This short post is to document Sharp PC ROMs I’ve come across so far. I’ve used MD5 and SHA1 checksums to allow their comparison. It would be nice if you could notify me of any ROMs out there that do not match the ones documented here… In an earlier post I’ve described a simple way to dump the ROMs.

  • Sharp CE-150
    Serial 31015xxx
    Memory Area A000-BFFF (8 kB)
    MD5 eb9aa5156c6849890b137799efc50a4b
    SHA1 a3aa02a641a46c27c0d4c0dc025b0dbe9b5b79c8
  • Sharp PC-1500
    Serial 20007xxx
    Memory Area C000-FFFF (16 kB)
    MD5 fbc55a9a8743e619b7709721ff5bcbff
    SHA1 d706d2e69cabbbbbe24f708cb3bc921fa1a2b704
  • Sharp PC-1500 / Sharp PC-1500A
    Serial 20011xxx (Sharp PC-1500)
    Serial 31070xxx – 57012xxx (Sharp PC-1500A)
    Memory Area C000-FFFF (16kB)
    MD5 8ebec8b0ef358645df14807c31df7d06
    SHA1 51a9e37a670b6cf199f0814e96a7e4fda6f44b60

Feel free to contact me and provide me with ROM file I do not (yet) have in my collection. I will also try to make the ROM files available in the next weeks.

Sharp PC 1500/1600 Schematics Collection

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To facilitate the access to Sharp Pocket Computer schematics I’ve started to collect and mirror some of them on my web site. This should allow Sharp PC 1500/1600 enthusiasts to update, modify, and especially to repair their hardware.

The Sharp PC 1500/1600 series are obsolete hardware. Their schematics are already freely available on the internet and therefore considered to be in the public domain. Please inform me if you own a copyright on some of this material and do not want it to be available on my web site.

HIF6A-60PA-1.27DS as Replacement for JAE PICL-60P-LT Sharp-PC Connector

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Needing a replacement for the long ago discontinued Sharp-PC connector JAE PICL-60P-LT, I dug through a lot of datasheets and finally found a pin-compatible one:

Hirose HIF6A-60PA-1.27DS – Datasheet
Hirose HIF6A-60PA-1.27DS – Digi-Key Link

The connector fits good enough for my purposes. If necessary removing a bit of the plastic case left and right of the pins improves the connectivity as the replacement connector is a bit broader.

There is also a version with mounting holes (HIF6B-60PA-1.27DSL) which I will also try to get my hands on (currently not in stock).

My original solution was to use a 2×30 1.27×2.54 pin header as shown in this post, but the narrow space between the pins led to serious constraints in designing a new interface board (more about that when it’s ready).
HIF6A-60PA-1.27DS JAE PICL-60P-LT 1