NMS-8250
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| File:Msx philips 002.jpg Philips NMS 8250 | |
| Also known as | Philips NMS 8255 |
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| Developer | Philips |
| Manufacturer | Sanyo |
| Type | home computer |
| Release date | 1986 |
| Operating system | MSX BASIC V2 |
| CPU | Zilog Z80A @ 3.56 MHz |
| Memory | 128 KB |
| Removable storage | floppy disc |
| Graphics | Yamaha V9938 |
| Sound | S-3527 PSG |
| Backward compatibility | MSX2 |
Philips NMS 8250, (NMS is short for "New Media Systems") was a professional MSX2 home computer for the high end market, with a built in floppy disk drive in a "pizza box" configuration, released in 1986.[1][2][3] 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. Three regional models were produced:[3]
- NMS 8250/00 for the Dutch and Belgian markets with a QWERTY keyboard;
- NMS 8250/16 for the Spanish market with a QWERTY keyboard with ñ key;
- NMS 8250/19 for the French market with a AZERTY keyboard.
The Philips NMS 8255 is a similar machine, but has with two disc drives instead of one.[4]
Specifications
The Philips NMS 8250/8255 have the following specifications:[1][3][4]
- CPU: Zilog Z80A with a clock speed of 3,56 MHz
- ROM: 64 kB (MSX 2: 48 kB, Disk BASIC: 16 kB)
- RAM: 256 kB
- VRAM: 128 kB
- Display: Yamaha V9938 (80×24, 40×24 and 32×24 character text in four colors - two foreground colors and two background colors; resolution of 512×212 pixels (with 16 from 512 colors) or 256×212 (with 256 from 512 colors).
- Controller chip: MSX-Engine (S-3527, real-time clock with rechargeable battery).
- Sound: PSG (S-3527, 3 sound channels, one noise channel)
- Floppy drive: 3.5'', 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 printer port, detachable keyboard connector, two joysticks, two cartridge slots.
Gallery
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NMS 8250 keyboard
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NMS 8255 (two drives) box
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NMS 8255 front view
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NMS 8255 back view
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to NMS-8250.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Philips NMS 8250". HomeComputerMuseum (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ↑ "Philips NMS 8250". Computer Garden. 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Philips - NMS 8250". Generation MSX.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Philips - NMS 8255". Generation MSX.
