Canon X-07 Explained
Canon X-07 is one of the first personal computers available in France manufactured by Canon.This is a laptop[1] (or rather hand-held[2] [3] [4] [5]) 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[6] [7]
- 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[8]
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=8w1RAQAAMAAJ&q=Canon+X-07 Forbes - Volume 132
- https://books.google.com/books?id=eAAAAAAAMBAJ&dq=Canon+X-07&pg=PA56 Popular Science, Jan 1984, p. 56
- https://books.google.com/books?id=Li9VAAAAMAAJ&q=Canon+X-07 Popular Science, volume 224
- https://books.google.com/books?id=8qFPAAAAYAAJ&q=Canon+X-07 Practical Computing - volume 7 - p. 100
- https://books.google.com/books?id=xy8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Canon+X-07&pg=PA29 Info World: July 4 1983 - p.29
- http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=258 Old Computers: Canon X07
- https://books.google.com/books?id=EpSrYt9lFLMC&dq=Canon+X-07&pg=PA152 Popular Science - Nov 1983 - p. 152
- https://books.google.com/books?id=FAkTAQAAMAAJ&q=Canon+X-07 Byte.com, Volume 8, p. 251