Sharp MZ (Platform)

Sharp MZ

PLATFORM» MZ» May 1978

The Sharp MZ is a home computer that was first released in the late 1970s. It was one of the first home computers to play video games.

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Overview

The MZ series was the first line of computers from Sharp Corporation (Company). It was later succeeded by the Sharp X1 (Platform) line. It was one of the first personal computers to play video games, including ports of arcade games. It sold well in Japan (Location) and Europe (Location), despite its high price tag of over £500 ($1220) in 1980 (equivalent to $3500 today). It was succeeded in 1982 by the Sharp X1 (Platform), which was in turn succeeded by the powerful Sharp X68000 (Platform) in 1987. Models released: 1978: MZ-40K, MZ-80K 1979: MZ-80C 1981: MZ-80A, MZ-80B 1982: MZ-700, MZ-1200, MZ-2000, MZ-3500 1983: MZ-2200, MZ-5500 1984: MZ-800, MZ-1500, MZ-5600 1985: MZ-2500, MZ-8000 1987: MZ-2800

Technical Information

MZ-5600

CPU: Intel 8086-2 (16-bit CPU 8MHz)
ROM: 16Kb
Memory: 256Kb System RAM (can be expanded to a maximum of 512Kb), 96Kb Video RAM (can be expanded to a maximum of 192Kb)
Color: 8 colors (can be specified for each dot)
Display capacity: 40 or 80 characters on each row
Sound: 3 voices, 8 octaves

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