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Texas Instruments PS-6300
| Date of introduction: | Jan.5, 1996 | Display technology: | LCD dot matrix |
| New price: | Display size: | 4 lines by 24 char | |
| Size: | 3.3" x 5.1" x
0.70" 85 x 129 x 18 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 4.6 ounces, 130 grams | Serial No: | 25707 |
| Batteries: | 2*CR2032 | Date of manufacture: | mth 10 year 1995 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | Taiwan (C) | |
| Precision: | 10 | Integrated circuits: | CPU: Toshiba T6M83 ROM: MX RAM: tbd Display: Toshiba T6361 |
| Memories: | 32kB RAM | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
Texas Instruments introduced early in 1996 a
new series of Personal Organizers. It could be traced back to the PS-6200, the
first Organizer with the Texas Instruments label.
This PS-6300 looks identical to the PS-6500 with more storage capacity. Like most other PS-6xxx products these two products are compatible with the PS-6155 Dock-station cradle. The PS-6155 connects the Organizer with a IBM-compatible PC and synchronises the Organizer with Lotus Organizer 97 software.
The PS-6300 organizer keeps three main types of information: Reminders, Addresses and Notes. Within these three areas, there are many different ways to store and recall information. The huge memory of the PS-6300 with 32k Bytes size is flexible and could be divided without any limitations among the three files. In addition to the basic Organizer function you'll discover:
| • A flexible clock with 12-hour AM/PM or 24-hour time • A calendar from January 1960 to December 2059. • A calculator with 10-digits display capacity and 12-digits of accuracy • World time of 62 cities in all 24 time zones supporting one home city and 4 world cities • A backup battery |
The
display of the PS-6300 is supporting 4 lines by 24 characters with small letters.
The
internal construction of the PS-6300 is typical for the whole line of TI
organizers. A 8-bit microcomputer system based on a Toshiba microcontroller
surrounded by 32k RAM, 32k ROM and a display controller. Please notice that the
printed circuit boards (PCB's) of the PS-6300 and PS-6500 are identical, the
only difference is the soldered RAM.
The PS-6300 was replaced soon with the PS-6360i before this line was discontinued. Other products of
the familiy like the PS-6700 led via the PS-6760Si
in the PocketMate 200 series.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, November 23, 2003. No reprints without written permission.