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NMS-8250

The Philips NMS-8250, (NMS is short for "New Media Systems") was a professional MSX 2 home computer for the high end market, with two built in floppy disk drives in a "pizza box" configuration. The machine was in fact manufactured by Sanyo and it is basically the MPC-25FS with a different color.

It featured professional video output possibilities, such as SCART for a better picture quality, and a detachable keyboard.

Technical specifications

Processor
  • Zilog Z80A with a clock speed of 3,56 MHz.
    • Memory
  • ROM: 64 kB
  • MSX 2: 48 kB
  • Disk BASIC: 16 kB
  • RAM: 256 kB
  • VRAM: 128 kB
  • Main memory: 128 kB
    • Display
  • VDP
  • Yamaha YM9938
  • text: 80×24, 40×24 and 32×24 (characters per line × lines) four colors, two foreground colors and two background colors
  • graphical: resolution max 512×212 pixels (16 colors 512) and 256×212 (256 colors)
  • colors: 512 max
    • Controller chip
  • MSX-Engine: S-3527
  • real-time clock with rechargeable battery
    • Sound
  • PSG (S-3527)
  • 3 sound channels, one noise channel
    • floppy disk station
  • dimensions: 3,5 inch
  • capacity: 720 kB (double sided)
    • Connectors
  • mains cable
  • RF-output
  • CVBS monitor
  • luminance video output connector (for monochrome monitors)
  • tulip (RCA) connector audio output
  • SCART audio/video-output using RGB
  • data recorder
  • Centronics compatible Parallel port for a printer
  • detachable keyboard connector
  • 2 joysticks
  • 2 cartridge slots

    • References

    NMS-8250 Wikipedia
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