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content/museum/hitachi-mb-16000.md

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+title: Hitachi MB-16000
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Home Computer
+origins:
+- Japan
+years:
+- '1982'
+cpus:
+- Intel 8088
+params:
+  name: MB-16000
+  image: /media/museum/photos/hitachi_16000_1.jpg
+  company: /companies/hitachi
+  company_name: Hitachi
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: MB-16000
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Hitachi
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Home Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: Japan
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: '1982'
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Full stroke 90 keys with numeric keypad and 11 function keys
+  - label: CPU
+    value: Intel 8088
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: 4 MHz
+  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
+    value: Optional 8087 math coprocessor
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 128 KB (up to 384 KB)
+  - label: VRAM
+    value: 192 KB
+  - label: ROM
+    value: 16 KB
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 40 or 80 chars x 25 lines
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: 640 x 400 / 320 x 200 / 640 x 200 / 320 x 400
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: '16'
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: Beeper
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: 49 (W) x 25 (D) x 30.5 (H) cm (system unit)
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: RS232c, Centronics, RGB, Disk, Light Pen, 8 bit slots (5)
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: Two 5.25'' DS/DD floppy discs
+  - label: OS
+    value: MS DOS
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: Built-in power supply unit
+  - label: PERIPHERALS
+    value: 5 expansion slots, 8'' floppy drives, 10 MB hard disc
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: £1695 (U.K., 1984)
+  comments:
+  - author: Albert (france)
+    date: Monday 27th December 2004
+    text: |-
+      The 5.25'' drives were only 320kb not 360kb as usual on PC.\
+      It had a "reset" key directly on the keyboard, you can see it on the\
+      picture as the "F11" key, it looks bigger than others because it was\
+      surrounded by plastic to prevent miss typing.
+  oc_id: 138
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230415205058/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=138
+    date: '2023-04-15'
+---
+
+Hitachi, along with Sharp and Canon, were among the Japanese video manufacturers who have decided to diversify into computers. They brought with them a strong reputation for reliability and value for money.
+
+The Hitachi MB-16000 was one of the first Japanese [IBM PC](/museum/ibm-pc-model-5150/) compatibles.It was certainly well equipped and was able to compete at the highest level of PC and compatible systems of the time. It came complete with a colour monitor.
+
+One of its interesting characteristics was its "enhanced" graphic mode: it was primary designed to be a CAD computer. A colour and monochrome version existed.
+
+It ran MS-DOS. It was possible to connect an optional 10 Mb hard disk and a 256 Kb RAMdisk card was designed especially for this computer.
+
+---
+
+**Dennis** adds:\
+However, it was unable to run any standard PC applications which required graphics. A UK club was formed to sleuth out any such programs which it could manage. By the end of 1986 the "sure to be a great success " "best value on the market" (as the 1984 reviewers said) was dead and gone under the onslaught of IBM PC's and Apples, to say nothing of Atari and partners!