NMS-8250
Professional MSX 2 home computer by Philips
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Philips NMS 8250, (NMS is short for "New Media Systems") was a professional MSX2 home computer for the high end market, with a built in floppy disk drive in a "pizza box" configuration, released in 1986.[1][2][3] The machine was in fact manufactured by Sanyo and it is basically the MPC-25FS with a different color.
Also known asPhilips NMS 8255
DeveloperPhilips
ManufacturerSanyo
Typehome computer
Philips NMS 8250 | |
| Also known as | Philips NMS 8255 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Philips |
| Manufacturer | Sanyo |
| Type | home computer |
| Released | 1986 |
| Operating system | MSX BASIC V2 |
| CPU | Zilog Z80A @ 3.579 545 MHz |
| Memory | 128 KB |
| Removable storage | floppy disc |
| Graphics | Yamaha V9938 |
| Sound | S-3527 PSG |
| Backward compatibility | MSX2 |
It featured professional video output possibilities, such as SCART for a better picture quality, and a detachable keyboard.
Three regional models were produced:[3]
- NMS 8250/00 for the Dutch and Belgian markets with a QWERTY keyboard;
- NMS 8250/16 for the Spanish market with a QWERTY keyboard with ñ key;
- NMS 8250/19 for the French market with a AZERTY keyboard.
The Philips NMS 8255 is a similar machine, but has with two disc drives instead of one.[4]
Specifications
The Philips NMS 8250/8255 have the following specifications:[1][3][4]
- Display: Yamaha V9938 (80×24, 40×24 and 32×24 character text in four colors - two foreground colors and two background colors; resolution of 512×212 pixels (with 16 from 512 colors) or 256×212 (with 256 from 512 colors).
- Controller chip: MSX-Engine (S-3527, real-time clock with rechargeable battery).
- Sound: PSG (S-3527, 3 sound channels, one noise channel)
- Floppy drive: 3.5'', 720 kB double sided.
- Connectors: mains cable, RF-output, CVBS monitor, luminance video output connector (for monochrome monitors), tulip (RCA) connector audio output, SCART audio/video-output using RGB, data recorder, Centronics compatible parallel printer port, detachable keyboard connector, two joysticks, two cartridge slots.
Gallery
NMS 8255 front view
NMS 8250 keyboard
NMS 8255 (two drives) box
NMS 8255 back view
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