SVI-728
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| Product family | MSX |
|---|---|
| Type | Home computer |
| Release date | 1984 |
| Operating system | MSX BASIC MSX-DOS CP/M 2.2 |
| CPU | Zilog Z80A @ 3.58 MHz |
| Memory | 64 KB (+16 KB video memory) |
| Removable storage | 3+1⁄2-inch floppy disks, ROM cartridge, cassette tapes |
| Display | 256x192 pixel resolution, 256 colours |
| Graphics | TMS9918A/TMS9929 (NTSC/PAL) |
| Sound | AY-3-8910 |
| Input | Keyboard |
| Predecessor | SV-328 |
| Related | SVI-738 |
The SVI-728 is the first home computer from Spectravideo that complied fully with the MSX home computer specification.[1][2] It was introduced in 1984.[3] The design is virtually identical to that of the earlier SV-328, which did not comply fully with the MSX standard.
The SVI-738 is a portable version of this computer.
Technical specifications
[edit]The SVI-728 had the following technical specifications:[1]
- Video
- Graphical processor: Texas Instruments TMS9918A/TMS9929 (NTSC/PAL)
- Graphical resolution: 256 x 192 pixels
- text modes: 40 characters x 24 lines and 32 characters x 24 lines
- colors: 16
- sprites: 32
- Sound
- General Instrument AY-3-8910-soundchip
- 3 sound channels
- 1 noise channels
- 1 envelope controller
- Connectors
- 1 data recorder/Cassette deck
- 2 joysticks
- 1 cartridge
- 1 Super Expander
- 1 disk station
References
[edit]- ^ a b "SVI 728". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ Stewart, Terry (2021). "Spectravideo 728". Terry Stewart (Tezza)'s Vintage Classic Computer Collection. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ Ögren; Ögren; Edmundsson; Jonsson. "SVI-728 - HwB". The Hardware Book - HwB. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
