Sharp MZ-800 Specification
| CPU | Z-80A | |||||
| Clock | 3.5469 MHz | |||||
| MEMORY | ROM | MONITOR /CG |
MZ-700 | 4 KB | ||
| MZ-800 | 8 KB | |||||
| 16 KB | CG | 4 KB | ||||
| RAM | SYSTEM | 64 KB | ||||
| VRAM | 16 KB | |||||
| * | VRAM | 16 KB | MZ-1R25 | |||
| DISPLAY | I/F | Color | RF, VIDEO, RGB | 16 colors handling internal encoder | ||
| Display method | Bit map method | |||||
| PCG method | MZ-700 mode only | |||||
| Screen structure | Resolution | Frames | Display color | |||
| 320 x 200 | 1 | 4 colors | ||||
| 640 x 200 | 1 | 1 color | ||||
| * | 320 x 200 | 1 or (2) | 16 or (4) colors | |||
| * | 640 x 200 | 1 or (2) | 4 or (1) colors | |||
| Color assignment | Choice out of 16 colors | |||||
| Screen and character structures | Screen | 80/40 characters | Software generated font | |||
| Character | 8 x 8 | |||||
| Screen control | Scroll | Character-scroll | ||||
| Pallet | 4 colors chosen out of 16 colors | |||||
| Border color | Choice of 16 colors | |||||
| Internal I/O interface | Sound generation | 6-octave, 3-chord | Internal speaker | SN76489 compatible | ||
| Centronics interface | (Interface) | 1 CH | Can be switched to MZ interface | |||
| Plot printer | * | MZ interface | ||||
| Video output | RF, VIDEO (Analog RGB with the MZ-820F) | Color encoder (PAL) The I terminal to add for the RGB terminal | ||||
| Joystick | (Interface) | 2 CH | ATARI compatible (joystick dedicated) | |||
| Cassette tape recorder | (Interface) | READ/WRITE | ||||
| Expansion slot | 1 card | MZ-80B compatible | ||||
| External I/O | MFD | * | Two-sided, double density | MZ-1F02, MZ-1E05 | ||
| RS-232C | * | MZ-8BiO3 | ||||
| Joystick | * | ATARI compatible | ||||
| MZ-DISK | * | MZ-1E19, MZ-1F11 | ||||
| CRT | Color | * | RGBI | 16-color CRT | MZ-1D19 compatible | |
| B/W | * | Video | MZ-1D04 compatible | |||
| Printer | 80-column | * | Dot matrix printer | MZ-80P5R | ||
| 80-column | * | Plot printer | MZ-1P16 | |||
| External control switch | Mode select | MZ-700 or MZ-800 |
Status $CE(D1) | |||
| Printer interface specification | MZ or Centronics | |||||
(*) = Optional
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