website/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f1xd.md

---
title: Sony Hit-Bit F1XD
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1985'
cpus:
- Zilog Z80A
params:
  name: Hit-Bit F1XD
  image: /media/museum/photos/sony_hb-f1xd_2.jpg
  company: /companies/sony
  company_name: Sony
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Hit-Bit F1XD
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Sony
  - label: TYPE
    value: Home Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Japan
  - label: YEAR
    value: ? 1985
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: MSX Basic version 2.0, Disk Basic version 1.0
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Full stroke keyboard with numeric keypad and arrow keys. 5 function keys. HOME, INS, DEL, STOP, PAUSE, RESET.
  - label: CPU
    value: Zilog Z80A or equivalent
  - label: SPEED
    value: 3.58 MHz
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: 'Video Display Processor : V9938 (MSX-VIDEO)'
  - label: RAM
    value: 64 KB
  - label: VRAM
    value: 128 KB
  - label: ROM
    value: 48 KB
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: 40 x 24 / 32 x 24
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: 64 x 48 / 256 x 192 / 256 x 212 / 512 x 212
  - label: COLORS
    value: '512'
  - label: SOUND
    value: 3 channels, 8 octaves
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Joystick(1 or 2), Cartridge(2), Tape(1200/2400 baud), RGB, Composite Video, Centronics, External Audio
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: Built-in 3.5'' (2DD, 720 KB)
  - label: OS
    value: MSX DOS 2.0
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Built-in PSU
  - label: PRICE
    value: 54,800 yen (Japan, 1988)
  tabs:
  - photos
  - adverts
  - software
  - emulators
  - links
  - videos
  photos:
  - title: HB-F1XD
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/sony_f1xd_1.jpg
  - title: RIGHT SIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/sony_hb-f1xd_side-fdd_1.jpg
  - title: BOX COVER
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/sony_hb-f1xd_box_1.jpg
  adverts:
  - title: JAPANESE ADVERT
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to [Dreaming Tomorrow](http://uratomo.hp.infoseek.co.jp/game/museum/msx/f1xd.htm) for this picture
    image: /media/museum/pubs/sony_hb-f1xd_jap-pub_1.jpg
  - title: 'JAPANESE ADVERT #2'
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/pubs/sony_f1xd_pub_2.jpg
  screenshots:
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/sony_f1xd_boot_ss.png
  emulators:
  - title: BlueMSX
    url: http://www.bluemsx.com/
    platform: Windows
    text: Excellent free MSX emulator
  - title: fMSX32
    url: HTTP://WWW.RETRODEV.INFO/
    platform: Other platform
    text: The excellent fMSX, but ported onto the GamePark GP32 handheld console.
  - title: openMSX - The MSX emulator that aims for perfection.
    url: http://openmsx.sourceforge.net/
    platform: Multiplatform
    text: 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.
  links:
  - title: Dreaming Tomorrow
    url: http://uratomo.hp.infoseek.co.jp/game/museum/msx/f1xd.htm
    text: Interesting japanese adverts
  - title: MSX Faq
    url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org
    text: Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX.
  videos:
  - title: Sony MSX2 F1XD japanese TV commercial
    url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOul-phnDI8
    text: 'Length: 15 s'
  comments:
  - author: César Guerra (Campinas - Brasil)
    date: Saturday 24th April 2010
    text: I have one original manual of Sony F1XDmk2 in Japonese.
  - author: Vacceo (Spain)
    date: Thursday 27th April 2006
    text: |-
      Can anybody tell the differences between the F1XD and the F1XDmk2?\
      Thanks!
  - author: Paulo Vaz (Brazil)
    date: Sunday 2nd January 2005
    text: |-
      I´m looking for original or scanned manuals for Sony HitBit F1XD systems, because my machine don´t came with any manual.

      Thanks in advance!
  related:
  - /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-f500
  - /museum/sony-hit-bit-f700
  - /museum/sony-hit-bit-f9
  - /museum/sony-hit-bit-g900f
  oc_id: 773
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601222333/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=773
    date: '2023-06-01'
---

This [MSX 2](/museum/msx-2/) system, is basicaly a Sony HB-F1 with a 3.5" disk drive built-in the case (2DD, 720 KB).

The keyboard is quite complete with a numeric keypad and special keys. There is a hardware PAUSE-button which hangs the computer when pressed. The SPEED-CONTROLLER slider (slow-motion) and the REN-SHA-TURBO slider (auto-fire for both joysticks and spacebar) are nice features for playing games.

Sadly this computer was only sold in Japan, so it's pretty hard to find one nowadays...

<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>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.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>