Sharp MZ-1500

Historia

The Sharp MZ is a series of personal computers sold in Japan and Europe (particularly Germany and Great Britain) by Sharp beginning in 1978.

Características

Lenguajes  	None
Teclado  	Full-stroke 70 Teclas with 5 function Teclas, editing & arrow Teclas
CPU  	Zilog Z80 A
Velocidad  	3.5 MHz
RAM  	64 KB
VRAM  	16 KB (up to 32 KB)
ROM  	16 KB
Modos de Texto  	40 x 25 / 80 x 25
Modo gráfico  	320 x 200 / 640 x 200 - Hardware vertical scrolling accelerator
Colores  	4 (320 x 200 and 16 if extended VRAM), 2 (640 x 200 and 4 if extended VRAM)
Sonido  	3 channels, 6 octaves + white noise generator
Tamaño/Peso  	44 (W) x 30.5 (D) x 10.9 (H) cm. / 4.3 Kg.
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Centronics, Joystick (2), Z80 Bus, Tape, RGB
Almacenamiento interno  	Tape recorder
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU
Perifericos  	Quick-Disc unit, external single or dual FDD unit

Curiosidades

The MZ 800 was sold in Japan under the name SHARP MZ 1500. The MZ 1500 had the same characteristics except its black case, a built-in Quick-Disc drive and a slighty different graphic video management.