Hi Thomas, Do you happen to have also the original SHARP MS-DOS 2.00 disks? It may have come with the CE-510F.
All my bubble cartridges have MS-DOS 2.00, and one of the cartridges has SYS.COM. So... I did a FORMAT /8 on another x86 system and formatted a 320KB disks. Then I put that disk into the PC-5000, then did a SYS C: from the bubble cartridge that has SYS.COM, and it said "System transferred" (and CHKDSK.COM agrees, there are 2 hidden files). I added COMMAND.COM to the disk, but it (the PC-5000) still won't boot from that disk. I turn the system off, remove the bubble cartridge, power on the system with this "new" 320KB disk inserted... and it says WARNING: NON-SYSTEM DISK. So we'll be hunting for an original SHARP PC-5000 boot disk still. -Steve On Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 4:09 AM osi.superboard via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > Sharp computers from the early 80's were truly amazing. Every computer > part they produced was a joy to see and feel because of its accuracy and > design. If you've ever held a Sharp CE-152 data tape device, you know > what I mean. > > Fortunately, I have a CE-510F with an internal power supply and floppy > disk controller. > If you're interested, please drop me a PM. > Thomas > > On 07.09.2024 09:17, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote: > > A while back I started studying more about the Sharp PC-5000 (and had it > up > > and running at VCFSW in 2023). I'm now coming back to that project, and > > one thing I was never able to find was a compatible 5.25 disk drive. > > > > I've collected some information about this system at here: > > https://voidstar.blog/sharp-pc-5000/ > > > > And I am hoping to put together a video about out. But one challenging > > aspect is that its LCD screen is difficult to record (lots of > > reflections). And despite having lots of schematic documentation now, > I'm > > still not savvy enough to try to export its screen content to an external > > device that might have a backlight. > > > > From my notes, as I recall.... The 37-pin connector at the back of the > > PC-5000 is not the same as the 37-pin connector at the back of the IO > card > > with the original IBM PC 5150. I believe the Sharp product model > number > > I am looking for CE-510F (which might be the same as MZ-80B in certain > > markets). > > > > This isn't an urgent thing - the Bubble Memory modules of this PC-5000 > are > > still all working fine and make the system functional. But I do have a > set > > of disk with the system that might be interesting to try out. So just > > broadcasting here, on the off-chance someone might be familiar with these > > and know of a stash of accessories (most likely within a > Japanese-speaking > > community, where I think Sharp products were generally more popular). > > > > Thanks! > > Steve v* >
