Hitachi announced the BW-TH960M business word processor in 1993 with a mouse and convenient DTP functions and an original form-maker feature.
Feature list
- （1）More powerful DTP functionality due to the standard mouse
- （2）Form-maker feature made filling out standard forms more efficient
- （3）New diagonal line function could be used to draw diagonal ruled lines
- （4）Redo function could recall characters that had been deleted by accident
- （5）One-step key could reduce multi-step operations and frequently used functions to one-step operations
- （6）Laser printer network connectivity
- （7）Supported printing of scaled fonts from 7 to 30 points when connected to a laser printer
- （8）Supported up to five typefaces
- （9）Included a comfortably sized 14-inch flat CRT monitor and a 40 MB fixed disk drive
- （10）Icon-based menu system for quick operation selection
- （11）Included a personal name, place name, and postal code dictionary and an English dictionary
- （12）Standard support for bidirectional conversion with MS-DOS files
- （13）Support for the optional spreadsheet system gave the BW-TH960M data processing capability on par with standard computers
| Input devices | Keyboard | JIS standard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse | Optical two-button mouse | ||
| Display device | Optical two-button mouse | 14-inch flat CRT | |
| Display size | 62 characters x 30 lines (four lines reserved for system use) |
41 characters x 23 lines (four lines reserved for system use) |
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| Character size | 16 x 16 pixels | 24 x 24 pixels | |
| Storage devices | Drives | One 3.5-inch floppy drive (1.6 MB) | One 40 MB fixed disk drive |
| Capacity | Compatibility Level 1: ~250 pages/disk Compatibility Level 2: ~180 pages/disk (850 characters/page, A4) | Standard: ~2,500 pages Max.: ~5,250 pages (850 characters/page, A4) | |
| External dimensions [mm] and weight | Keyboard | 470 x 210 x 41 (w x d x h), ~1.5 kg | |
| Monitor and unit | 340 x 355 x 400 (w x d x h), ~12.6 kg | ||
| Power consumption | 100 ± 10 VAC, 40 W (main unit only), 50/60 ± 1 Hz | ||
