Hitachi announced the with me PC WPC120 personal word processor in 1996. The with me PC WPC120 incorporated computer functionality into a with me word processor, ran either the word processor operating system or Windows 95, and was able to edit both word processor documents and computer documents.
Feature list
- (1)640 x 480 pixel (VGA-compatible), color LCD screen
- (2)Usable as a computer out of the box because Windows 95 was preinstalled
- (3)Able to display and print word processor documents while running Windows
- (4)Able to import and edit computer data (MS-Word Ver. 5, Ichitaro Ver. 5, and Lotus 1-2-3 MS-DOS text files) without any conversion
- (5)Operations such as copying, deleting, and listing directories of MS-DOS files made easier, and support added for three-mode floppy disk initialization: either 720 KB, 1.2 MB, or 1.44 MB
- (6)Massive 1.5-million-word dictionary raised character-conversion efficiency
System specifications | CPU | 66 MHz 486DX2 | |
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RAM | 8 MB standard (expandable up to 24 MB with an optional 8 MB or 16 MB RAM module) | ||
Video | 1 MB of VRAM Included a controller and graphics accelerator 32-bit local bus |
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Input devices | Keyboard | JIS standard | |
Mouse | Optical two-button mouse | ||
Display device | Screen | 640 x 480 pixel, dual-scan STN color LCD | |
Display colors | 16 colors in word processor mode 65,000 colors in Windows mode |
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Display size | 26 characters x 18 lines (four lines reserved for system use) |
40 characters x 25 lines (four lines reserved for system use) |
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Character size | 24 x 24 pixels | 16 x 16 pixels | |
Storage | Floppy drive | One 3.5-inch floppy drive (1.6 MB) Capacity: ~250 pages/disk |
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Fixed disk drive | One 2.5-inch 504 MB drive (word processor partition: 80 MB, MS-DOS partition: 424 MB) Word processing partition capacity: ~2,500 pages standard, ~8,000 pages max. MS-DOS partition: Windows 95 preinstalled Matrix ME (with me’s kana-kanji conversion) preinstalled Word processor viewer preinstalled |
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Card slot | One Type II PC card slot (JEIDA Ver. 4.1) | ||
External dimensions [mm] and weight | Unit | 330 x 260 x 77 (w x d x h), ~3.2 kg | |
Power consumption | 16 W (main unit only) 100 ± 10 VAC, 50/60 ± 1 Hz |