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Philips NMS 8250

MSX · 1986

Philips's MSX2 for Europe, and the machine the European MSX2 scene was built on: a proper keyboard, a 3.5-inch drive, RGB output and 128K. Widely sold in the Netherlands and Spain. The best MSX2 to own if you are in Europe.

As catalogued

Maker
Philips
CPU
Zilog Z80A-3.58
Memory
128K
Styles
NMS 8245, NMS 8250, NMS 8255, NMS 8280 (with a digitiser)
Regions
NTSC-J (Japan), PAL (Europe), NTSC-U (US)
Chassis
wedge with a built-in double-sided 3.5-inch drive
OS
MSX BASIC 2.0

Chips

5
CPU
Zilog Z80A, Zilog Z8400AB1, NEC D780C-1, SGS Z8400AB1, Sharp LH0080A, Mostek MK3880N-4, GoldStar Z8400A, Toshiba TMPZ84C00AP
VDP
Yamaha V9938
Sound
General Instrument AY-3-8912, General Instrument AY-3-8910, Yamaha YM2149F
PPI
NEC D8255AC-5, Intel 8255A-5, Toshiba T7937A (MSX-Engine)
Clock
Ricoh RP5C01

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