Spectravideo Inc. SVI 738 X'Press
1985 · personal computer
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Spectravideo |
|---|---|
| Release year | 1985 |
| Type | PERSONAL COMPUTER |
| CPU | Z80A - 3,579 Mhz |
| Memory (RAM) | 64Kb + 16Kb VRAM |
| Configurations | The SVI-738 (also know as SVI X'Press) is a MSX portable computer, although it has many great features: integrated 3.5" floppy disk drive, Centronics interface, RS-232C interface and 80 column text mode. Include disks wiht the MSX-DOS v 1.0 and the CP/M v2.2 operating system. |
| Currency original price | 595 USD |
| Graphics | 256x192@16 colors; 32 sprites |
| Operating System | MSX 1: MSX BASIC v 1.0 |
| Others port | 2 Joysticks, 1 Cartridge, RGB, CVBS/RF |
| Parallel port | 1 Centronics |
| ROM | 32Kb |
| Serial port | 1 RS-232C |
| Sound | 3 sound channels (8 octaves) and a channel of white noise |
| Storage memory | Floppy 3.5" 360Kb, Tape 2400bps |
| Text (Cols x Rows) | 80x24, 40x24, 32x24 |
About the Spectravideo Inc. SVI 738 X'Press
The SVI-738 it's equipped with the VDP Yamaha V9938, found in the MSX2 computers, not in the MSX, so the X'Press can ve easily converted into an MSX2. The Spectravideo SVI-738 included a Terminal emulation program in ROM that could be accessed with a call command. Since the memory management was so slow, a command was included to copy the rom program to ram to prevent line errors.
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