This MSX home computer comes with all standard MSX features plus a regular typewriter keyboard and 64K RAM.

MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture, first announced by Microsoft in June 16, 1983, conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation. It is said that Microsoft led the project as an attempt to create unified standards among hardware makers

ORIGIN Japan
YEAR 1983
BUILT IN LANGUAGE Microsoft Extended Basic (MSX Basic V1.0)
KEYBOARD QWERTY, mechanical keyboard
CPU Z80A
SPEED 3,6 Mhz
RAM 32 KB (ML-F48), 64 KB (ML-F80)
ROM 32 kb
GRAPHIC MODES Mode 2 : 256 x 192 with 16 colors (Hires mode)
SOUND General Instruments AY-3-8910 Programmable Sound Generator
3 channels, 8 octaves
1 cartridge slot
Parallel Centronics port
RGB + monitor video output
OS MSX DOS
POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply unit
PRICE 760 (MLF-80, France, august 85)

Our machine has a serial number of 1001482Z and is complete with the original box.

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi
Date: 1983

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH30306. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.