Philips MSX VG 8020
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Home computer, 1984, Philips. The VG-8020 is the third MSX computer from Philips and the first with a full typewriter keyboard, 64 KB of RAM and two cartridge slots, sold in Europe in 1984 and 1985. It follows the MSX1 standard exactly, with a Z80A, the TMS9929 video chip and the AY-3-8910 sound chip, and it was one of the most common MSX machines in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain.
| Years | 1984 to 1985 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Zilog Z80A at 3.56 MHz |
| RAM | 64 KB plus 16 KB video RAM |
| ROM | 32 KB with MSX BASIC 1.0 |
| Graphics | TMS9929A, 256 x 192, 16 colours, 32 sprites |
| Sound | AY-3-8910, 3 voices |
| Storage | cassette; external floppy drive through a cartridge interface |
| Ports | 2 cartridge slots, 2 joystick, cassette, Centronics printer, RF and composite video |
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