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title: Sega Teradrive
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1991'
cpus:
- Intel 80286
params:
name: Teradrive
image: /media/museum/photos/sega_teradrive_1.jpg
company: /companies/sega
company_name: Sega
specs:
- label: NAME
value: Teradrive
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Sega
- label: TYPE
value: Home Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: Japan
- label: YEAR
value: May 1991
- label: KEYBOARD
value: Full-stroke professional keyboard. 106 keys with function keys, cursor keys and numeric keypad
- label: CPU
value: Intel 80286 + Motorola MC68000 + Zilog Z80A (used for sound system)
- label: SPEED
value: 10 MHz (80286) / 10 MHz (68000) / 3.58 MHz (Z80A)
- label: CO-PROCESSOR
value: Megadrive customchips (?)
- label: RAM
value: 2.5 MB (512 KB onboard + two 1 MB SIMM RAMs)
- label: VRAM
value: 256 KB
- label: ROM
value: 128 KB
- label: TEXT MODES
value: 40 or 80 chars x 25 lines
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: 320 x 244 (Megadrive VDP Mode) / 320 x 200 (MCGA) / 640 x 480 (VGA)
- label: COLORS
value: 64 among 512 (Megadrive Mode) / 256 among 262144 (S/VGA Modes)
- label: SOUND
value: FM Sound / PCM Sound (Megadrive) - Beeper (PC)
- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
value: 36 (W) x 33.4 (D) x 8 (H) cm / 5.6 to 6.2 Kg according to versions
- label: I/O PORTS
value: RGB analog vide output, composite video output, 1 ISA slot, mouse, keyboard, serial (2) & parallel (1) ports, headphone output, 2 joystick ports
- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
value: 3.5'' disk-drive, 30 MB hard drive
- label: OS
value: DOS/V
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: Built-in PSU
- label: PRICE
value: 148,000¥ (Mod.1), 188,000 ¥ (Mod.2), 248,000 (Mod.3) (Japan, 1991)
tabs:
- photos
- adverts
- connectors
- software
- links
- videos
forum_thread: 512
photos:
- title: MAIN UNIT
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/sega_teradrive_main-unit.jpg
adverts:
- title: JAPANESE ADVERT (1991)
subtitle: ''
text: This japanese advert indicates that there were at least 3 different models sold...
image: /media/museum/pubs/sega_teradrive_jap-pub_1.jpg
connectors:
- title: SEGA TERADRIVE
subtitle: RGB monitor pinout
text: |-
1 - Red\
2 - Green\
3 - Blue\
4 - Horizontal/Composite Sync\
5 - Vertical Sync\
6 - Red Shield\
7 - Green Shield\
8 - Blue Shield\
9 - Ground
image: /media/museum/connectors/sega_teradrive_videou-output.jpg
screenshots:
- title: BOOT SCREEN
subtitle: ''
text: Start-up menu with several options, including file manager, DOS, clock and MegaDrive mode.
image: /media/museum/software/sega_teradrive_boot.jpg
links:
- title: Assembler - Teradrive page
url: http://assembler.roarvgm.com/teradrive/teradrive.html
text: Some pictures & info here
- title: Mic's homepage
url: http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~caa09810/old_pc/pc_tera.htm
text: Nice small japanese description
- title: nfg.2y.net - Teradrive page
url: http://nfg.2y.net/games/teradrive/
text: Another interesting page in English
- title: Qwerters Clinic
url: http://www.ai.wakwak.com/~ex4/kb/main_sega_teradrive.htm
text: Nice japanese page dedicated on the Teradrive's keyboard (!)
videos:
- title: Sega Teradrive - Japanese advert
url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-4391346534753818861&hl=fr
text: 'Length: 14 s'
oc_id: 518
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230326085701/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=518
date: '2023-03-26'
---
What a strange computer ! It was built by IBM (like the [Atari Jaguar](/museum/atari-jaguar/) few years later) in Japan for Sega, and was sold only there.
It is an [IBM PC AT](/museum/ibm-pc-at/) compatible system mixed with a Sega Megadrive (Genesis) console. On the front panel, one can find a Megadrive cartridge slot, two joystick connectors, a reset button, a MD/PC switch, a volume slider, a headphone output, a power button, keyboard/mouse connectors (PS/2) and one 3.5'' disk drive.
Three models were released, a low-end **Model 1**, with 640k RAM and no HD, a **Model 2** with two floppies and no HD and 1MB RAM, and the high-end **Model 3**, with one floppy, 2.5MB RAM and a 30MB drive. All three shipped with the same software and accessories.
Amstrad made later a similar computer called **MegaPC**.