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

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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