History of video games/Platforms/Sharp X1
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sharp_X1_logo.svg/220px-Sharp_X1_logo.svg.png)
Logotype of the Sharp X1.
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Hu-BASIC_X1.png/220px-Hu-BASIC_X1.png)
Hu-BASIC prompt for the X1.
History
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sharp_X1_logo.svg/220px-Sharp_X1_logo.svg.png)
Launch
[edit | edit source]Sharp launched the X1 in 1982.[1] The system was advertised with some colorful imagery.[2]
Legacy
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Hu-BASIC_X1.png/220px-Hu-BASIC_X1.png)
The system was powered by a Sharp Z80 A clocked at 4 Megahertz.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 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.