Sony HB-75 HitBit

Specifications

Cpu

Zilog Z80A (NEC D780C-1), 3.58 MHz, per the MSX1 standard

Ram

max: 64 KB onboard; further RAM via MSX memory-mapper cartridges in the standard slots · base: 64 KB (plus 16 KB video RAM)

Ports

Cartridge slot · 2x joystick (general purpose) ports · Centronics printer port · Cassette DIN socket · Composite video and RF out

Display

TMS9918A-family MSX1 VDP: 256x192 graphics, 16 colors, 40x24 or 32x24 text · composite and RF out

Storage

base: Cassette recorder via the 8-pin DIN interface, 1200/2400 baud (no internal storage) · options: MSX floppy drive units via cartridge interface · ROM software via the cartridge slot

Os Support

latest: MSX-DOS via floppy drive add-on · shipped: MSX-BASIC 1.0 in ROM, plus Sony's Personal Databank application in a dedicated 16 KB ROM

Release Price

¥69,800 (Japan)

Variants

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