The Philips

Philips

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....

 NMS-8250, (NMS is short for "New Media Systems") was a professional MSX 2 home computer for the high end market, with two built in floppy disk drives in a "pizza box

Pizza box form factor

In computing, a pizza box is a style of case for computers or network switches. Cases of this type tend to be wide and flat, normally one or two rack units in height, thus resembling pizza delivery boxes....

" configuration.

It featured professional video output possibilities, such as SCART

SCART

SCART is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual equipment together...

 for a better picture quality, and a detachable keyboard.

Technical specifications

Processor

Central processing unit

The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...

• Zilog
  Zilog
  Zilog, Inc., previously known as ZiLOG , is a manufacturer of 8-bit and 24-bit microcontrollers, and is most famous for its Intel 8080-compatible Z80 series.-History:...
  
   Z80A with a clock speed of 3,56 MHz.

Memory

Memory

In psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information and experiences. Traditional studies of memory began in the fields of philosophy, including techniques of artificially enhancing memory....

• ROM: 64 kB
  • MSX 2: 48 kB
  • Disk BASIC: 16 kB
• RAM: 256 kB
  • VRAM: 128 kB
  • Main memory: 128 kB

Display

• VDP
  Video Display Controller
  A Video Display Controller or VDC is an integrated circuit which is the main component in a video signal generator, a device responsible for the production of a TV video signal in a computing or game system...
  
  
  • Yamaha YM9938
  • text: 80×24, 40×24 and 32×24 (characters per line × lines) four colors, two foreground colors and two background colors
  • graphical: resolution
    Display resolution
    The display resolution of a digital television or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution is controlled by all different factors in cathode ray tube , flat panel or projection...
    
     max 512×212 pixels (16 colors 512) and 256×212 (256 colors)
  • colors: 512 max

Controller chip

• MSX-Engine
  MSX-Engine
  An MSX-ENGINE chip is a specially developed integrated circuit for home computers that are built according to the MSX specifications.Generally, such a chip combines the functions of many separate, older/simpler chips into one...
  
  : S-3527
• real-time clock with rechargeable battery

Sound

Sound

Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...

• PSG
  Programmable sound generator
  A Programmable Sound Generator is a sound chip that generates sound waves by synthesizing multiple basic waveforms, and often some kind of noise generator, and combining and mixing these waveforms into a complex waveform, then shaping the amplitude of the resulting waveform using...
  
   (S-3527)
• 3 sound channels, one noise channel

floppy disk

Floppy disk

A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...

 station

• dimensions: 3,5 inch
• capacity: 720 kB (double sided)

Connectors

• mains cable
• RF-output
• CVBS
  Composite video
  Composite video is the format of an analog television signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF carrier. In contrast to component video it contains all required video information, including colors in a single line-level signal...
  
   monitor
• luminance
  Luma (video)
  In video, luma, sometimes called luminance, represents the brightness in an image . Luma is typically paired with chrominance. Luma represents the achromatic image without any color, while the chroma components represent the color information...
  
   video output connector (for monochrome monitors)
• tulip (RCA) connector
  RCA connector
  An RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector or cinch connector, is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals...
  
   audio output
• SCART
  SCART
  SCART is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual equipment together...
  
   audio/video-output using RGB
• data recorder
• Centronics
  Centronics
  Centronics Data Computer Corporation was a pioneering American manufacturer of computer printers, now remembered primarily for the parallel interface that bears its name.-The beginning:Centronics began as a division of Wang Laboratories...
  
   compatible 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...
  
   for a printer
  Computer printer
  In computing, a printer is a peripheral which produces a text or graphics of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media such as paper or transparencies. Many printers are primarily used as local peripherals, and are attached by a printer cable or, in most new printers, a...
  
  
• detachable keyboard
  Keyboard (computing)
  In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches...
  
   connector
• 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...
  
  s
• 2 cartridge slots