【NEC】 Bungo mini 5ZV, Bungo mini 5ZH,Bungo mini5ZC,Bungo mini 5Zj

NEC announced in September 1994 four personal word processors that were the first in the industry to come with a standard video input (video capture) function. This function made it easy to create information-rich, full-color printed materials from one’s own video resources.

The announcement included three laptop models — the mini 5ZV, which featured a standard barcode reader and a paper cassette for continuous paper feeding, the mini 5ZH, which eliminated the bother of swapping floppy disks by including all application software in ROM, and the mini 5ZC, the flagship model with a STN color LCD screen — and the mini 5Zj notebook-sized model.

The mini 5ZV, mini 5ZH, and mini 5ZC laptop models had the following features.
  • (1)First in the industry to come with a standard video input (video capture) function. Color video could be imported simply by connecting a video camera or video deck to the word processor.
  • (2)Running costs were slashed to between one-half and one-sixth of previous NEC models through a number of innovations, including reducing the thickness of the full-color inked ribbon.
  • (3)A paper cassette was located under the keyboard. Paper could be fed in automatically for continuous printing, and inexpensive thermal paper could also be used.
  • (4)The standard barcode reader made it possible to quickly select format settings or preset illustrations, decorative text, or colors as well as to call up previous postcard or business card data by barcode.
The mini 5Zj notebook model had the following features.
  • (1)While having the portability and storability of a notebook, the mini 5Zj had all the basic functions of the mini 5ZV, including video capture, and its built-in printer could print sheets as large as B4.
  • (2)The ROM-based English spellchecker had a dictionary of 87,000 words.
  • (3)Came standard with 20 ROM-based Western typefaces and training software that included exercises up to the Level 2 word processing certificate.
 
    Specifications of the Bungo mini 5Zj Specifications of the Bungo mini 5ZV, mini 5ZH, and mini 5ZC
Introduced   September 1994 September 1994
Display device
Screen
Backlit, white-mode LCD screen
40 Japanese characters x 22 lines
Standard, Expanded, and Condensed modes
5ZV and 5ZH: Backlit, white-mode LCD screen
5ZC: Backlit, color LCD screen
40 Japanese characters x 22 lines
Standard, Expanded, and Condensed modes
Entry devices
Keyboard
JIS layout compliant
JIS layout compliant
Entry modes
AI conversion / Clause-level conversion
Intelligent tutorial functions
JIS input, alphanumeric input
AI conversion / Clause-level conversion
Intelligent tutorial functions
JIS input, alphanumeric input
Barcode reader
Optional
Standard
Dictionaries
 Standard
 AI
~270,000 words
~100,000 words
~70,000 examples
~420,000 words
~100,000 words
~70,000 examples
Look-up dictionary   5ZH and 5ZC:
~65,000-word Japanese language dictionary
Storage devices Internal
External
Other
30 pages (1000 characters / page)
One 3.5-inch floppy drive
One memory card slot
30 pages (1000 characters / page)
One 3.5-inch floppy drive
One memory card slot
Printing devices Printer
 Speed
 Paper widths
64-dot printer
Equivalent to 65 characters/second
Prepaid postcard to B4 widths (maximum 90 characters/line)
160-dot multi-line printer
Equivalent to 230 characters/second
Prepaid postcard to B4 widths (maximum 90 characters/line)
Other specifications External dimensions [mm] 335 x 285 x 59 (w x d x h) 378 x 390 x 86 (w x d x h)
Weight 3.2kg 5.9kg
Power supply 100 VAC 100 VAC
Power consumption Standby: 11W  Printing: 30W 5ZV:Standby: 13W  Printing: 42W
5ZH:Standby: 13W  Printing: 46W
5ZC:Standby: 13W  Printing: 50W

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