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Manufacturer |
Sharp (Japan) |
Model |
MZ-700 series |
Date Launched |
September 1983 in UK |
Price |
£250 for MZ-711 |
Microprocessor type |
LH-0080 @ 4 MHz |
ROM size |
4 kilobytes monitor plus 4KB character generator |
Standard RAM |
64 kilobytes |
Maximum RAM |
64 kilobytes |
Keyboard type |
Standard typewriter style |
Supplied language |
Sharp BASIC (loaded from tape.) |
Text resolution |
40 x 25 characters |
Graphics resolution |
80 x 50 pixels using quarter text-character squares. |
Colours available |
8 |
Example Screenshot |
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Sound |
Single channel |
Cassette load speed |
1200 baud |
Dimensions (mm) |
440 x 305 x 85 |
Special features |
Computer, cassette recorder and optional printer/plotter in one neat unit. |
Good points |
Several other languages could be loaded instead of BASIC, including C, COMAL, Forth, Fortran, Lisp, Pascal. |
Bad points |
Lack of true high resolution graphics. |
How successful? |
Not very. |
Comments |
The Sharp MZ-700 was the replacement for the MZ-80 range. It introduced colour and a normal keyboard but its graphics capabilities were limited compared to other similarly priced computers. |
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