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Sony Hit-Bit F9	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1986	Zilog Z80A	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos emulators links docs related oc_id source Hit-Bit F9 /media/museum/photos/sony_hitbitf9p_system_1.jpg /companies/sony Sony label value NAME Hit-Bit F9 label value MANUFACTURER Sony label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1986 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE MSX BASIC V.2 label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke 92 key with arrow and numeric keypads label value CPU Zilog Z80A label value SPEED 3.58 MHz label value RAM 128 KB label value VRAM 128 KB label value ROM 96 KB (48 KB BASIC, 48 KB built-in software) label value TEXT MODES 32 x 24 / 80 x 24 label value GRAPHIC MODES 9 graphic modes, the most used is 256 x 212 with 256 colors label value COLORS 512 label value SOUND 3 voices + noise channel , 8 octaves label value I/O PORTS RF TV connector, RGB video output, audio/video output (composite), Tape connector, Parallel/printer connector, 2 cartridge slots, 2 controller ports label value OS MSX DOS label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PRICE Unknown photos emulators links docs 835 title subtitle text image HB-F9S This is the Spanish version. /media/museum/photos/sony_hb9s_1.jpg title subtitle text image HB-F9S CLOSE-UP Close-up of the spanish version. Notice the "tilde" key (next to the "L") /media/museum/photos/sony_hb-f9s_2.jpg title subtitle text image BOX /media/museum/photos/sony_hb9_box.jpg title url platform text BlueMSX http://www.bluemsx.com/ Windows Excellent free MSX emulator title url platform text fMSX32 HTTP://WWW.RETRODEV.INFO/ Other platform The excellent fMSX, but ported onto the GamePark GP32 handheld console. title url platform text openMSX - The MSX emulator that aims for perfection. http://openmsx.sourceforge.net/ Multiplatform This new MSX emulator can reproduce, among many other MSX, MSX2and MSX2+ machines, both Panasonic Turbo-R models. Be sure to get the catapult frontend and the system roms from FUNET. title url text MSX Faq http://www.faq.msxnet.org Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. title url cover text HB-F9P / F9S - SERVICE MANUAL http://www.hansotten.com/msxmanuals.html /media/museum/docs/couvs/sony_hb-f9_service-manual.jpg [**HB-F9P / F9S - SERVICE MANUAL**](http://www.hansotten.com/msxmanuals.html)written by Sony  compiled/archived by Hans Otten\  type of document : PDF\  size : 2,9 MB\  source : [www.hansotten.com](http://www.hansotten.com) title url cover text HB-F9P - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS http://www.hansotten.com/msxmanuals.html /media/museum/docs/couvs/sony_hb-f9_operating-instructions.jpg [**HB-F9P - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS**](http://www.hansotten.com/msxmanuals.html)written by Sony  compiled/archived by Hans Otten\  type of document : PDF\  size : 820 KB\  source : [www.hansotten.com](http://www.hansotten.com) /museum/canon-v-25 /museum/jvc-hc-95 /museum/kawai-kmc-5000 /museum/msx-2 /museum/panasonic-fs-a1 /museum/panasonic-fs-a1f /museum/sony-hit-bit-f1xd /museum/sony-hit-bit-f500 /museum/sony-hit-bit-f700 /museum/sony-hit-bit-g900f 854 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230529183729/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=854 2023-05-29

The Sony HIT BIT F9P was a MSX 2 standard machine with no built-in floppy drive.

Along with MSX BASIC, several software were provided in ROM:
- Personal data and notes
- Calendar and alarm
- System Setup interface.

Foreign models where named HB-F9S for Spain, HB-F9F for France, HB-F9D for Germany or HB-F9P for PAL systems...

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