Spectravideo SVI 728 | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1984
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Zilog Z80A, 3.58 MHz
- RAM: 64 KB
- FDD: –
- HDD: –
- Audio: Three channels, eight voices
- Connectors/Ports: Cassette tape, RGB and monitor, parallel, two joystick, one cartridge
- Case: Keyboard type
- Monitor: Color
- OS: MSX DOS
The Spectravideo SVI 728 features a Zilog Z80A processor at 3.58 MHz and memory of 64kB. It ran with the operating system of the MSX DOS version.
The SV-xxx series launched in the beginnings of the 1980s. Spectravideo, an American computer and video console manufacturer, released the 8-bit computer model in the 1983. It had elements similar to its predecessor, the SV-318, with differences like the absence of a joystick. The design, though, was in compliance with the MSX standard.
The first models of the series supported only a few peripherals, like a monitor and a joystick. Newer models offered more options, being able to connect to expansion cards, expanders, adapters for gaming (the famous ColecoVision ones) and cassette drives to mention only few.
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The history of personal computers
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