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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Sanyo MBC-1200 / 1250	Computers	Professional Computer	Japan	1982	Z80-A	name image company company_name specs forum_thread oc_id source MBC-1200 / 1250 /media/museum/photos/sanyo_mbc-1200_1.jpg /companies/sanyo Sanyo label value NAME MBC-1200 / 1250 label value MANUFACTURER Sanyo label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1982 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Full stroke 83 with 17 function keys and numeric keypad label value CPU Z80-A label value SPEED 4 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR Second Z80-A (I/O and display) label value RAM 64 KB label value ROM Unknown label value TEXT MODES 80 chars x 25/33/40 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 400 pixels label value COLORS Monochrome label value SOUND Beeper label value SIZE / WEIGHT 41 (W) x 33.7 (D) x 37 (H) cm label value I/O PORTS Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232 label value BUILT IN MEDIA 2 x 640 KB 5.25'' floppy discs label value OS CP/M label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply unit label value PERIPHERALS Unknown label value PRICE £2294 (1250) (U.K., 1983) 1148 1180 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230417020140/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1180 2023-04-17

The MBC-1200 and MBC-1250 are two 8-bit CP/M machines intended for business market. They were the first Sanyo business machines to have graphics capability.

They feature a high-resolution 640 X 400 dot matrix for graphic displays or a 40 line X 80 character text mode. The auxiliary CPU ensures high speed execution of graphics, while the detachable ergonomic keyboard and coiled cable enhance ease of use.

There was no difference between the 1200 and 1250 models except that they left the factory with 1 or 2 drives installed. It was often done that a 1200 model would have a drive added by the dealer, as it was sometimes less expensive to add the Teac 5.25" disk drive than buy the 1250, or often the 1200s were more available in stock.

The Sanyo MBC-1250 was the last CP/M-80 computer Sanyo sold to the US Business System market. Preceding it were the MBC-1000 series and the MBC-1100 series, all of which had integral monitors. When the not-so-IBM-compatible MBC-550 was introduced with a 3.58 MHz 8088 CPU, 128 KB of memory, and one 160 KB SSDD disk drive, this computer had TWO 4.0 MHz Z80A CPUs and 640 KB disk drives.

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Thanks to Victor Frank and Rusty Beard for most of the info !

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.