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Early personal computer made by Canon
Canon X-07 (1983)

Canon X-07 is one of the first personal computers available in France manufactured by Canon. This is a laptop (or rather hand-held) based around the NSC800 (compatible with Z80) shipping Microsoft BASIC.

The specifications included:

  • memory extensions or independent IC card
  • parallel and serial port with an infrared extension X-721
  • X-711 thermal printer or plotter 4-color X-710 or standard // printer.
  • ROM card software (spreadsheet, monitor ...)
  • X-720 video interface for connection to a TV
  • save to cassette
  • Size: 30x30x11cm

References

  1. Forbes - Volume 132
  2. Popular Science, Jan 1984, p. 56
  3. Popular Science, volume 224
  4. Practical Computing - volume 7 - p. 100
  5. Info World: July 4 1983 - p.29
  6. Old Computers: Canon X07
  7. Popular Science - Nov 1983 - p. 152
  8. Byte.com, Volume 8, p. 251


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