--- title: Sharp X1 Turbo Z (CZ-880C) categories: - Computers types: - Professional Computer origins: - Japan years: - '1986' cpus: - Sharp Z80 A params: name: X1 Turbo Z (CZ-880C) image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_x1-turbo-z_1.jpg company: /companies/sharp company_name: Sharp specs: - label: NAME value: X1 Turbo Z (CZ-880C) - label: MANUFACTURER value: Sharp - label: TYPE value: Professional Computer - label: ORIGIN value: Japan - label: YEAR value: '1986' - label: KEYBOARD value: Full-stroke keyboard, JIS standard - label: CPU value: Sharp Z80 A - label: SPEED value: 4 MHz - label: RAM value: 64 KB (ZII & ZIII have 128 KB) - label: VRAM value: 96 KB - label: ROM value: 128 KB + 40 KB - label: TEXT MODES value: 20 / 40 / 80 x 10 / 12 / 20 / 25 - label: GRAPHIC MODES value: 320 x 200 / 320 x 192 / 320 x 400 / 640 x 192 / 640 x 200 / 640 x 400 - label: COLORS value: '4096' - label: SOUND value: 3 voices PSG + 8 voices FM - label: SIZE / WEIGHT value: Unknown - label: I/O PORTS value: Two I/O ports, analog video out, disk drive expansion, video in/out, RS232c port, printer port, keyboard, 2 x joysticks (Atari standard), tape interface, digital display connector (8 colors), audio out - label: BUILT IN MEDIA value: 2 x 5.25'' disk drive (2D,2DD and 2HD) - label: OS value: S-OS - label: POWER SUPPLY value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: 218,000 yen (Japan, 1986) tabs: - photos - hardware - links - videos photos: - title: MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_x1-turboz_cz-880cb_1.jpg - title: REAR subtitle: '' text: Many connectors there! image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_x1-turboz_cz-880cb_rear.jpg - title: ZOOM ON THE LEDS subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_x1-turboz_cz-880cb_zoom.jpg hardware: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' text: This original extension was at least usable with the X1 Turbo serie... image: /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_turbo_businesscardreader.jpg - title: I/O EXPANSION BOX subtitle: '' text: This box was used to multiply the input/output connectors and thus, possibilities of the X1 systems. image: /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_cz81ebs_1.jpg - title: FRONT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_io-box_2.jpg - title: BACK subtitle: '' text: This extension box offers 4 I/O ports. image: /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_io-box_3.jpg - title: FRONT subtitle: '' text: This extension was used to generate titles for video-tapes, among other things... image: /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_telopper-front.jpg - title: BACK subtitle: '' text: A lot of connectors can be found at the back of the unit... image: /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_telopper-back.jpg - title: FRONT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_tape-recorder-cz8rl1.jpg links: - title: Class X1 url: http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~ITTO/x1/x1menu.html text: In Japanese - title: Japanese Computer Emulation Center url: http://www.jcec.co.uk/x1games.htm text: Lot of games for X1 videos: - title: Sharp X1 japanese commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QxhgniF8Pg text: 'Length: 15 s' comments: - author: Hamlet440 date: Monday 28th March 2016 text: Any chance to unbox it the last four years? - author: Conrad Russo (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) date: Saturday 17th March 2012 text: I have an X1 TurboZII CZ-881C-BK on it''s way to me from Japan right now. When it arrives I will take pictures of it, outside and inside, and post them here. I am going to hook up the keyboard to a logic analyzer and try figure out the keyboard protocol, for all those people out there who have an X1 without a keyboard. Anyway, pictures to come soon! related: - /museum/sharp-x1-c-cz-801c - /museum/sharp-x1-ck-cz-804c - /museum/sharp-x1-cs-cz-803c - /museum/sharp-x1-cz-800c - /museum/sharp-x1-d-cz-802c - /museum/sharp-x1-turbo - /museum/sharp-x1-turbo-iii - /museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-iii oc_id: 318 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609133947/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=318 date: '2023-06-09' --- The X1 Turbo Z is the successor of the [X1 Turbo III](/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-iii/). The name of the X1 serie becomes a bit surrealistic ! The Turbo Z enhances the graphic and sound characteristics : more colors and more voices. It can display the 4096 colors simultaneously in the 320 x 200 mode. It was also possible to digitize video samples! There are 3 different models: X1 Turbo **Z**, **Z II** and [Z III](/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-iii/):\ \- Z II is VCCI compliant (electromagnetic emissions control) and has 128 KB RAM as standard.\ \- Z III does not have any remote connector for data recorder. Otherwise it is identical to the Z II. The languages available were Hu-basic (developed by HUDSON soft), Turbo Basic and new Z-basic. The new Z basic language introduced enhanced functions (graphics and sound), but needed 128 KB RAM to operate. It was bundled with the Turbo ZII and ZIII, but Turbo Z owners had to buy it separately. An expansion memory board fitted with 64 KB RAM was then sold with the box, so Turbo Z systems could have 128 KB RAM. In fact you could add up to 256 KB RAM on this board, so Turbo Z owners could finally upgrade more easily their systems than ZII and ZIII ones. More info needed!
We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.