With the catch phase "Separate & Compact" -- which was the basic concept of the "Produce" word processor with detachable printer -- Sony announced (in February 1989) the PJ-1000 "Product 1000" Japanese language word processor with features such as spreadsheet calculation, graphing and communication capabilities.
Features
- 1) Separate printer detachable from main unit
- If the printer was stood up for use, it could work with the horizontal printing system, which enabled printing without bending paper. Printing was done with a 48x48 dot head, and could be done on many paper types.
- 2) Large 45 character x 20 line display
- A slide open display unit enabled display of 45 characters x 20 lines.
- 3) Spreadsheet feature to enable function calculation
- Spreadsheets could be created up to a maximum of 512 lines x 128 columns (effective number of cells: approx. 8,000). Fifty-eight functions were provided.
- 4) Conversion of spreadsheet data to 8 types of graphs
- Data created with the spreadsheet feature could be converted to 8 types of graphs (bar, layer, line, pie chart, radar chart, band, pareto diagram, and scatter).
- 5) Western language word processing capabilities for handling 7 languages with key input only (or 15 languages with symbol input)
- Seven languages were supported: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish and Swedish.
Keys | JIS layout, English (standard) |
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Input system | Kana-kanji 45 character continuous phrase batch conversion, romaji input possible |
Character types | 2,965 JIS level 1 characters, 3,388 JIS level 2 characters (Kanji), 670 Japanese letters, 186 letters (Western), 474 symbols |
Dictionary word count | Approx. 150,000word (Basic: 60,000word, Compound: 90,000word) |
Display | 720x400dot (45char x 20line, including 1 guidance line) |
Memory | Document memory: Approx. 10,000char Memo: Approx. 1,000char Schedule: Approx. 150 items (saveable on disk) User dictionary: Approx. 200word (saveable on disk) External characters: 8char (saveable on disk) |
Disk | 2inch data disk Documents: Max. 60, Max. 170 A4 pages (1,000char/page) |
Fonts | Japanese: Minchotai, Poem, Yukinari (Hiragana and katakana only for Poem and Yukinari) Western: Roman, Typewriter, European bold, European regular, Script |
Character styles | Underline, bold, italic, shading |
Line styles | Enlarged (1-16 times, smoothing), inversion, outline, shadowed |
Power supply | NP-22H rechargeable battery pack, charging adapter |
Max. external dimensions | Main unit only: 348x71x228mm (excluding protruding parts) With printer attached: 348x75x348mm (width, height, depth) |
Weight | Approx. 2.9kg |