SVI-728

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SVI-728
Svi728.jpg
Product family MSX
Type Home computer
Release date1984
Operating system MSX BASIC
MSX-DOS
CP/M 2.2
CPU Zilog Z80A @ 3.58 MHz
Memory64 KB (+16 KB video memory)
Removable storage 3+12-inch floppy disks, ROM cartridge, cassette tapes
Display256x192 pixel resolution, 256 colours
Graphics TMS9118/TMS9129 (NTSC/PAL)
Sound AY-3-8910
Input Keyboard
Predecessor SV-328
Related SVI-738

The SVI-728 is the first home computer from Spectravideo that complied fully with the MSX home computer specification. [1] [2] It was introduced in 1984. [3] The design is virtually identical to that of the earlier SV-328, which did not comply fully with the MSX standard.

The SVI-738 is a portable version of this computer.

Technical specifications

The SVI-728 had the following technical specifications: [1]

Microprocessor
Memory
Video
Sound
  • 3 sound channels
  • 1 noise channels
  • 1 envelope controller
Connectors

References

  1. 1 2 "SVI 728". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. Stewart, Terry (2021). "Spectravideo 728". Terry Stewart (Tezza)'s Vintage Classic Computer Collection. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. Ögren; Ögren; Edmundsson; Jonsson. "SVI-728 - HwB". The Hardware Book - HwB. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-03-18.