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Sony HitBit HB-501P

MSX · 1985

The European HitBit, and among the most widely sold MSX1 machines in Britain, the Netherlands and Spain: 64K, a good keyboard, a cassette port and Sony's finish. If you want one MSX1 that is easy to find in Europe and pleasant to use, it is usually this.

As catalogued

Maker
Sony
CPU
Zilog Z80A-3.58
Memory
64K
Styles
HB-501P, HB-501F
Regions
NTSC-J (Japan), PAL (Europe), NTSC-U (US)
Chassis
wedge, black case with a full keyboard
OS
MSX BASIC 1.0

Chips

4
CPU
Zilog Z80A, Zilog Z8400AB1, NEC D780C-1, SGS Z8400AB1, Sharp LH0080A, Mostek MK3880N-4, GoldStar Z8400A, Toshiba TMPZ84C00AP
VDP
TI TMS9929A
Sound
General Instrument AY-3-8912, General Instrument AY-3-8910, Yamaha YM2149F
PPI
NEC D8255AC-5, Intel 8255A-5, Toshiba T7937A (MSX-Engine)

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