The SVI-838, also known as X'press 16, is the last
microcomputer
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produced by
Spectravideo (at
Hong Kong
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). Although it was a
PC clone
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, it had the standard sound and video
coprocessor
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s of the
MSX2, making it a hybrid system.
The sales were unimpressive and it is now considered a
collectible
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.
With a SVI-811 adapter, the machine could run
MSX
MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then vice-p ...
1 programs in
cartridge.
Technical specifications
Peripherals
Main itens:
* SVI-109P: ''Quickshot IX'',
joyball (IBM compatible)
* SVI-811: MSX1 Game Adapter (an adapter with a
Zilog Z80A UCP and MSX standard joystick ports)
* SVI-812: Multifunction card (384 KiB RAM,
RS-232C
In telecommunications, RS-232 or Recommended Standard 232 is a standard originally introduced in 1960 for serial communication transmission of data. It formally defines signals connecting between a ''DTE'' (''data terminal equipment'') such a ...
,
RTC)
* SVI-813:
cooler
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Ice cubes are most commonly placed in it to help the contents inside stay cool. Ice packs ar ...
* SVI-814P: PAL RF Adapter (to colour TVs or
RGB monitor
Component video is an analog video signal that has been split into two or more component channels. In popular use, it refers to a type of component analog video (CAV) information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals. Compo ...
)
* SVI-815: Monitor Cable (D15 to 21 pins adapter, to RGB monitor)
* SVI-816: Monitor Cable (D15 to 8 pins adapter, to digital/analog RGB monitor).
References
External links
SVI-838 X'Press at ''Museo de los 16 Bits''*
IBM PC compatibles
MSX2 microcomputer
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