Canon V-20
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The Canon V-20 was a classical MSX
microcomputer
made by Japan
ese corporation Canon. It had an innovative digital camera interface (T-90/DMB-90) to use with the Canon T90
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memory (just 16 KB) and a white case.
MSX
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation...
microcomputer
Microcomputer
A microcomputer is a computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit. They are physically small compared to mainframe and minicomputers...
made by Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese corporation Canon. It had an innovative digital camera interface (T-90/DMB-90) to use with the Canon T90
Canon T90
The Canon T90, introduced in 1986, was the top of the line in Canon's T series of 35 mm Single-lens reflex cameras. It was the last professional-level manual-focus camera from Canon, and the last professional camera to use the Canon FD lens mount...
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Canon V-10
The V-10 was quite identical to the V-20, except that it had less RAMRam
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memory (just 16 KB) and a white case.
Technical specifications
| CPU | Zilog Z80 Zilog Z80 The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed by Zilog and sold from July 1976 onwards. It was widely used both in desktop and embedded computer designs as well as for military purposes... A @ 3.25 MHz |
| RAM | 64 KB |
| VRAM | 16 KB (TMS9918) |
| ROM | 32 KB |
| Keyboard | mechanic, 73 keys (with 4 cursor keys) |
| Display | text: 40×24 rows; graphics: 256×192 pixel Pixel In digital imaging, a pixel, or pel, is a single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device; it is the smallest unit of picture that can be represented or controlled.... s, 16 colours, 32 sprite Sprite (computer graphics) In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene... s |
| Sound | General Instrument AY-3-8910 General Instrument AY-3-8910 The AY-3-8910 is a 3-voice Programmable Sound Generator designed by General Instrument, initially for use with their 16-bit CP1610 or one of the PIC1650 series of 8-bit microcomputers... (PSG), 3 voices, white noise White noise White noise is a random signal with a flat power spectral density. In other words, the signal contains equal power within a fixed bandwidth at any center frequency... |
| Ports | 2 joystick Joystick A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks, also known as 'control columns', are the principal control in the cockpit of many civilian and military aircraft, either as a center stick or... connectors, TV out, sound out, tape recorder Tape recorder An audio tape recorder, tape deck, reel-to-reel tape deck, cassette deck or tape machine is an audio storage device that records and plays back sounds, including articulated voices, usually using magnetic tape, either wound on a reel or in a cassette, for storage... connector, parallel port Parallel port A parallel port is a type of interface found on computers for connecting various peripherals. In computing, a parallel port is a parallel communication physical interface. It is also known as a printer port or Centronics port... , 2 cartridge slots |
| Storage | tape recorder Tape recorder An audio tape recorder, tape deck, reel-to-reel tape deck, cassette deck or tape machine is an audio storage device that records and plays back sounds, including articulated voices, usually using magnetic tape, either wound on a reel or in a cassette, for storage... (2400 bps Bit rate In telecommunications and computing, bit rate is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time.... ) or one or two external 3½" disk drive Canon VF-100 (720 KB) |