Toshiba launched the Rupo JW06H personal word processor in 1994. The JW06H was equipped with a PCMCIA Type III PC card slot to quickly add to and expand its functionality. The scanner, integrated with the printer assembly, could scan photos and illustrations up to A4 in size at 400 dpi in 64 shades of gray. On the printing side, the paper cassette could hold and continuously feed 20 postcards or 30 A4 or B5 word processing sheets.
Over 1994 and 1995, Toshiba rolled out a number of additional PC-card-based functions for the JW06H, including an OCR card, which could decipher scanned text and load the text into a word processing document; an external printer card, which made it possible to print to computer printers; a 2400 bps modem card for communications between the word processor and computers; and a Mouhitsu / Light Maru Gothic card that stored Mouhitsu and Light Maru Gothic outline fonts.
| External dimensions [mm] and weight | 376 x 388 x 85 (w x d x h), unit: 6.4 kg, keypad: 0.2 kg |
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| Power supply | 100 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz, 1.0 A |
| External storage device | 3.5-inch floppy drive (2HD/2DD) |
| Printer | Thermal-transfer printer (56 x 56 dots, 10 point), 400 dpi 233 characters / second (160-dot head) Paper cassette (capacity: 30 A4 / B5 sheets) Contoured outline fonts (Mincho, Gothic, Sei Kaisho Mouhitsu, Souei Pop, Souei Shinedo) |
| Scanner | Scanning resolutions: 400, 200, 100 dpi Grayscale gradations: 2, 16, 64 shades Accepted originals up to A4 portrait size |
| Entry modes | Whole paragraph conversion (up to 60 characters) |
| Conversion | Conversion dictionary: 687,000 words (basic dictionary: 226,000 words; family name dictionary: 133,000 words) AI conversion: 745,000 candidate words |
| User-defined dictionary | 2,000 words |
| Learning functions | Neuro-learning, recently selected priority, long-average frequency learning |
| Document length | Long document: 48,000 characters, normal document: 16,000 characters |
| Optional functions | MS-DOS text conversion, conversion to other document formats |
