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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Sharp MZ 2000	Computers	Professional Computer	Japan	1982	Zilog Z80 A	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos hardware screenshots emulators links related oc_id source MZ 2000 /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz2000.jpg /companies/sharp Sharp label value NAME MZ 2000 label value MANUFACTURER Sharp label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1982 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Unknown label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard with numeric keypad label value CPU Zilog Z80 A label value SPEED 4 MHz label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM Optional: 48 KB label value ROM 2 KB label value TEXT MODES 40 X 25 / 80 x 25 label value GRAPHIC MODES 320 x 200 / 640 X 200 label value COLORS 8 label value SOUND one channel label value I/O PORTS Expansion bus, RS-232 label value BUILT IN MEDIA Tape recorder label value OS Unknown label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in Power Supply Unit label value PRICE 248,000 yen (Japan, 1982) photos hardware software emulators links 412 title subtitle text image MZ-2000 /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz2000_2.jpg title subtitle text image REAR /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz2000_rear.jpg title subtitle text image FRENCH FDD UNIT Instead of selling the original Sharp FDD unit, the Sharp French subsidiary (Sharp Burotype Machines) preferred to made their own unit. The case could hold up to 4 drives. The drives were Canon models. /media/museum/hardware/sharp_mz80b_frenchfdd_s1.jpg title subtitle text image MZ 80P3 - DOT MATRIX PRINTER /media/museum/hardware/sharp_mz80k_printer.jpg title subtitle text image MZ-P4 PRINTER /media/museum/hardware/sharp_printer_80b.jpg title subtitle text image MZ-P6 PRINTER /media/museum/hardware/sharp_mz80_gp6.jpg title subtitle text image AMA TENNIS /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_ama-tennis_ss.jpg title subtitle text image BIG ESCAPE /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_big-escape_ss.jpg title subtitle text image BUGFIRE /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_bugfire_ss.jpg title subtitle text image HIROTON WARS Title screen /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_hiroton-wars_ss.jpg title subtitle text image HIROTON WARS Screenshot /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_hiroton-wars2_ss.jpg title subtitle text image JELDA 2 /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_jelda-2_ss.jpg title subtitle text image MISSILE DEFENDER /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_missile-defender_ss.jpg title subtitle text image CHACK'N'POP /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_shack-n-pop_ss.jpg title subtitle text image SPACE BEE /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_space-bee_ss.jpg title subtitle text image ULTRA SEVEN BRIDGE /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_ultra-seven-bridge_ss.jpg title subtitle text image VICTORIOUS NINE /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_victorious-nine_ss.jpg title subtitle text image WILD WESTERN /media/museum/software/sharp_mz2000_wild-western_ss.jpg title url platform text EMUZ-2000 http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~object/ Windows SHARP MZ-80B / 2000 / 2200 emulator for Windows title url text Sharp Games http://sharpgames.atspace.com Some homebrew games in develoment for the MZ title url text The Sharp Users Club http://sharpusersclub.org Very useful web site done by the UK Sharp Users Club title url text www.sharpmz.org http://www.sharpmz.org THE website for all MZ fans !! /museum/sharp-mz-2200 /museum/sharp-mz-2500 /museum/sharp-mz-2800 /museum/sharp-mz-3500 /museum/sharp-mz-5500-5600 /museum/sharp-mz-700 /museum/sharp-mz-800-mz-1500 /museum/sharp-mz-80a-mz-1200 /museum/sharp-mz-80b /museum/sharp-mz-80c /museum/sharp-mz-80k 415 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230608145438/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=415 2023-06-08

Another strange MZ family member. At the moment, we have no information about it. It seems to be a "super MZ 80B" (that’s what the badge says, anyway), but we are not sure it was compatible with it.

To our knowledge, the MZ-2000 was never regularly exported outside Japan.

A "16 Bit Bord Kit" was sold in April 1983 to expand the 8-bit computer to a 16-bit system. Price: $327.

Junichi Katagiri from Japan adds:
Interesting about this model was that when it powered up, the user would have to wait some time for BASIC to load from a cassette tape into RAM. (I don't recall the version number) Loading was an automated process, which took 1 to 2 minutes. If there wasn't correct install tape in the cassette deck when it is powered on, the cassette player would open up asking for proper install tape.
This was one of MZ-2000's unique features. (Personally I thought this action was robotic and cool, extremely advanced in technology at the time in my mind. Just to see the computer "ask" me to put the tape into the player, I used to keep the tape out on purpose every time I switched it on. My friends seemed to be impressed at the sight) And the power switch was in the back of the unit, which I think was typical of personal computers then.

Of course, computers did not have internal hard disc drives back then, so whenever power is turned off the computer would lose all its data in memory. Anything which wasn't recorded into tape is gone at that point.
I used to spend alot of time playing with music command in BASIC. MZ-2000 was capable of playing back maximum of three sound parts simultaneously. (nothing more than plain old "beep" sound with pitch variations.) There were, I think, three octaves of chromatic notes, which could be accessed by codes like "C1D1E2+C2..." Compared to today's sound editors the method was very clumsy for musicians to make use. I remember it challenged my patience quite a bit. :)
(Editor's note: This comment also apply to the Sharp MZ-80B)

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.