Sharp-MZ

Historia

The MZ-40K uses 4-bit technology even though the Z80-age had already begun. There are no expansion possibilities, for example like storing the keyed-in music data onto external tape. And it offers no way of learning programming languages or programming logic, or finding out how computers work. It seems possible that Sharp did not sell all the MZ-40Ks they produced. El MZ-40K utiliza tecnología de 4 bits a pesar de la edad Z80 ya había comenzado. No hay posibilidades de expansión, por ejemplo como el almacenamiento de los datos de música tecleadas en una cinta externa. Y ofrece ninguna forma de aprender lenguajes de programación o la lógica de programación, o descubrir cómo funcionan las computadoras. Parece posible que Sharp no se vendió todo el MZ-40Ks que producían.

Características

Teclado  	Mechanical hexadecimal Teclado, 22 Teclas
CPU  	4 bits Fujitsu MB-8843
RAM  	512 words x 4 bits
ROM  	1 Kb (inside CPU)
Sonido  	built-in loudspeaker
Tamaño/Peso  	275 mm x 280 mm x 50 mm . Peso: 730 g.
Fuente de alimentación  	External 10.5V. AC Adaptor
Precio  	24000 Yens

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

Teclado  	78 plastic Teclas
CPU  	Zilog Z80 A
Velocidad  	4 MHz
RAM  	48 KB
ROM  	4 KB
Modos de Texto  	40 x 25
Modo gráfico  	80 x 50
Colores  	10 built-in monochrome monitor
Sonido  	one channel, built-in speaker
Tamaño/Peso  	410 (W) × 470 (D) × 270 (H) / 13 kg
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Expansion bus
Almacenamiento interno  	Tape recorder (1200 baud)
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU
Perifericos  	Floppy disk drives (MZ-80FD), printer, color & graphical addon
Precio  	268,000 yens (Japan, 1979)

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  	Sharp Basic available on tape
Teclado  	Strange transparent square Teclas. 78 Teclas. Numeric keypad
CPU  	Sharp LH-0080 (Zilog Z80 A compatible)
Velocidad  	2 MHz
RAM  	20 KB (up to 48 KB)
MZ-80K2 & K2e: 32 KB
ROM  	4 KB
Modos de Texto  	40 x 25 (8 x 8 character matrix)
Modo gráfico  	80 x 50
Colores  	built-in 10 black & white monochrome monitor
Sonido  	one channel
Tamaño/Peso  	410 (W) x 470 (D) x 270 (H) mm / 13 kg
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Expansion bus
Almacenamiento interno  	Tape recorder
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU
Perifericos  	RAM expansions, printer, Floppy drives unit, color Pantalla
Precio  	MZ-80K: 198,000 yen (1978, japan)
MZ-80K2: 198,000 yen (1980, japan)
MZ-80K2e: 148,000 yen (1981, japan)

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

Teclado  	Full-stroke Teclado, 92 Teclas. Numeric keypad and function Teclas.
CPU  	LH0080A ( Z 80A-CPU )
Velocidad  	4 MHz
Co-procesador  	Zilog Z-80A PIO Controlador, Intel 8253-Compatible Precision Timer, Intel 8255-Compatible Peripheral Interface
RAM  	32 KB Standard RAM (optional 32K Expansion Available)
VRAM  	2 KB Text Video RAM
ROM  	2 KB (Character Generator) + 2 KB (Initial Program Loader)
Modos de Texto  	80 or 40 chars. x 25 lines
Modo gráfico  	320 x 200 (optional), one or two bitplans
Colores  	Built-in 9 monochrome (green) CRT (8 x 8 dot matrix)
Sonido  	1 channel speaker (Max 400mW @ 440Hz, 8cm 32-Ohm)
Tamaño/Peso  	450mm x 520mm x 270mm / 16 Kg
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Centronics, RS 232c, IEEE 488, 16-bit free programmable I/O card, Floppy interface (all optional)
Almacenamiento interno  	Remote controlled tape recorder (1800 bits/sec using Sharp PWM)
Optional 2 or 4 x 5.25 Floppy Drive
OS  	Hu-BASIC (Hudson Soft), WICS(Carry Lab), Sharp BASIC, Disc BASIC (FDOS) or CP/M 2.2 loaded from FDD
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU
Precio  	£1100

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

Teclado  	Full-stroke Teclado
CPU  	Zilog Z80
Velocidad  	2 MHz (it was possible to change the clock generator to a 4 MHz clock with a Z80A)
RAM  	24 KB (up to 48 KB)
ROM  	4 KB
Modos de Texto  	40 x 25
Modo gráfico  	50 x 90
Colores  	monochrom
Sonido  	one channel
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Expension bus, Centronics
Elementos internos Almacenamiento  	Tape recorder
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU
Precio  	148 000 yen (Japan, 1982)

Curiosidades

The MZ-80A was the last evolution of the all-in-one MZ-80 serie and the predecessor of the MZ 700 serie. It was sold in Japan under the name SHARP MZ 1200.

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

Teclado  	Full-stroke Teclado with numeric keypad
CPU  	Zilog Z80 A
Velocidad  	4 MHz
RAM  	64 KB
VRAM  	Optional: 48 KB
ROM  	2 KB
Modos de Texto  	40 X 25 / 80 x 25
Modo gráfico  	320 x 200 / 640 X 200
Colores  	8
Sonido  	one channel
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Expansion bus, RS-232
Almacenamiento interno  	Tape recorder
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in Fuente de alimentación Unit
Precio  	248,000 yen (Japan, 1982)

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

Teclado  	Full-stroke Teclado
CPU  	Zilog Z80
Velocidad  	2 MHz (it was possible to change the clock generator to a 4 MHz clock with a Z80A)
RAM  	24 KB (up to 48 KB)
ROM  	4 KB
Modos de Texto  	40 x 25
Modo gráfico  	50 x 90
Colores  	monochrom
Sonido  	one channel
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Expension bus, Centronics
Almacenamiento interno  	Tape recorder
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU
Precio  	148 000 yen (Japan, 1982)

Curiosidades

The MZ-80A was the last evolution of the all-in-one MZ-80 serie and the predecessor of the MZ 700 serie. It was sold in Japan under the name SHARP MZ 1200.

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 Teclado with numeric keypad, 10 function Teclas and 4 cursor Teclas. 88 Teclas
CPU  	Sharp LH0080A (Z80A clone)
Velocidad  	4 MHz
RAM  	64 KB
VRAM  	2 KB (character V-RAM) + 48 KB (Graficos V-RAM)
ROM  	2 KB (BOOT ROM) + 2 KB (C-G ROM, character generator)
Modos de Texto  	40 x 25 / 80 x 25
Character matrix : 8 x 8 pixels
Modo gráfico  	320 x 200 / 640 x 200
Colores  	8
Sonido  	Beeper max . 250mW (440Hz)
Tamaño/Peso  	440 (W) x 490 (D) x 118 (H) mm / 7 Kg
Puertos de entrada/salida  	4 Slots de expansión, Tape interface, Video Pantalla out
Almacenamiento interno  	Optional built-in 3.5 floppy disk drive
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU. AC 100V±10%, 50/60Hz, electric Alimentacion consumption 50W
Perifericos  	MZ-1T02 tape-recorder, MZ-1D15 color monitor, MZ-80BF floppy disk drives
Precio  	128,000 Yen (Japan, 198?)

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

Fabricante  	Sharp
Tipo  	Professional Computer
Origen  	Japan
Año  	1983
Lenguajes  	None
Teclado  	Full-stroke keyboard
CPU  	2 x Zilog Z80 A
Velocidad  	4 MHz
RAM  	128 KB (up to 256 KB)
ROM  	8 KB
Modos de Texto  	80 chars x 25 lines
Modo gráfico  	640 x 400 dots (optional)
Colores  	8
Sonido  	Beeper (1 channel, 3 octaves)
Tamaño/Peso  	47.1 (W) x 37.5 (D) x 14.5 (H) (main unit) / Total weight: 24 Kg
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Centronics, RS 232c
Almacenamiento interno  	one or two 390 KB 5.25 disk-drives
OS  	FDOS (Sharp OS), EOS 3.0 (European Operating System), CP/M or PROLOGUE
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU
Perifericos  	2 x 1.2 MB 8 floppy disc drives unit, Graphics card, 5 or 10 MB hard disc
Precio  	Unknown

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

Teclado  	Full-stroke Teclado
CPU  	Intel 8086
Velocidad  	4 MHz
RAM  	256 KB (up to 512 KB) (Sharp MZ 5521), 128 KB (MZ 5501, MZ 5511)
VRAM  	from 96 KB to 1932 KB (3 or 6 graphic pages of 640 x 400)
Modos de Texto  	80 x 25 / 40 x 25
Modo gráfico  	640 x 400 - 320 x 200
Colores  	monochrom
Sonido  	3 voices / 8 octaves
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Centronics, RS 232c
Almacenamiento interno  	One 5.25 FDD
OS  	EOS 16 - MS DOS
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU

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 - Monitor in ROM
Teclado  	Full stroke 69 key with 5 function Teclas and 4 cursor Teclas
CPU  	Sharp LH-0080 (Zilog Z80 A compatible)
Velocidad  	4 MHz
RAM  	64 KB
VRAM  	2 KB
ROM  	2 KB
Modos de Texto  	40 x 25
Modo gráfico  	50 x 80
Colores  	8
Sonido  	one channel, 3 octaves
Tamaño/Peso  	44 (W) x 30.5 (D) x 8.5 (H)
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Parallel, Joystick (2), Z80 Bus, Tape, RGB
Almacenamiento interno  	Tape recorder
OS  	optional CP/M with FDD
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in Fuente de alimentación unit (5V)
Precio  	About 533  (1983) for the MZ 721
£250 (MZ-711)
£420 (MZ-731)

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.

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. MZ-811 without tape drive, MZ-821 with built-in 1200-baud tape drive, MZ-831 with tape drive and built-in 4-colour printer-plotter.

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.

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

Teclado  	Full-stroke Teclado with function Teclas and numeric keypad
CPU  	Zilog Z80 B
Velocidad  	6 MHz
RAM  	128 KB (up to 256 KB)
VRAM  	64 KB (up to 128 KB)64 KB (up to 128 KB)
ROM  	32 KB (up to 256 KB)
Modos de Texto  	40 X 25 - 20 - 12 / 80 x 25 - 20 - 12
Modo gráfico  	320 x 200 / 640 X 200 / 640 x 400
Colores  	256 (number of Pantallaable Colores simultaneously changes according the VRAM Dimensiones). With 128 KB : 320 x 200 = 256 or 16, 640 x 200 = 16 and 640 x 400 = 4
Sonido  	3 channels (?)
Puertos de entrada/salida  	Expansion bus, RS-232, Tape
Almacenamiento interno  	3.5 disk-drive
OS  	P-CP/M
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU

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

Teclado  	Full-stroke Teclado with function Teclas and numeric keypad. 105 Teclas. JIS standard
CPU  	Zilog Z80B (6 Mhz) & Intel 80286 (8 Mhz)
Velocidad  	Optional 80287
RAM  	768 KB (up to 6 MB)
VRAM  	512 KB + 14 KB (PCG)
ROM  	64 KB (IPL) + 256 KB (Kanji/chinese characters) + 256 KB (dictionary)
Modos de Texto  	40 X 25/20/12, 80 x 25/20/12
Modo gráfico  	320 x 200 / 640 X 200 / 640 x 400
Colores  	65536 (number of Pantallaable Colores simultaneously changes according the VRAM Dimensiones). With 128 KB : 320 x 200 = 256 or 16, 640 x 200 = 16 and 640 x 400 = 4
Sonido  	FM & PSG, 3 channels, 8 octaves
Tamaño/Peso  	Main unit: 350 x 345 x 130 mm / 8.1 Kg
Teclado: 410 x 196 x 38 mm / 1.5 Kg
Puertos de entrada/salida  	5 expansion bus (two for 2800 mode and three for 2500/2800 mode), Centronics, 2 x joystick ports, RS-232, Mouse, Tape, Sonido Puertos de entrada/salida/output
Almacenamiento interno  	two 3.5 disk-drives
OS  	CP/M
Fuente de alimentación  	Built-in PSU, AC100V 50/60Hz, 50W