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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Sharp MZ 80C	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1979	Zilog Z80 A	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread adverts hardware emulators links related oc_id source MZ 80C /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz80c.jpg /companies/sharp Sharp label value NAME MZ 80C label value MANUFACTURER Sharp label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR october 1979 label value KEYBOARD 78 plastic keys label value CPU Zilog Z80 A label value SPEED 4 MHz label value RAM 48 KB label value ROM 4 KB label value TEXT MODES 40 x 25 label value GRAPHIC MODES 80 x 50 label value COLORS 10'' built-in monochrome monitor label value SOUND one channel, built-in speaker label value SIZE / WEIGHT 410 (W) × 470 (D) × 270 (H) / 13 kg label value I/O PORTS Expansion bus label value BUILT IN MEDIA Tape recorder (1200 baud) label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PERIPHERALS Floppy disk drives (MZ-80FD), printer, color & graphical addon label value PRICE 268,000 yens (Japan, 1979) adverts hardware emulators links 415 title subtitle text image JAPANESE LEAFLET Thanks to [Pugly](http://www.pugly.juice.or.jp/pugly/) for this picture /media/museum/pubs/sharp_mz80c_leaflet.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 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-2000 /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-80k 418 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230605031457/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=418 2023-06-05

The MZ-80c is based on the MZ-80K, but offers some enhancements to match the professional market of that time. The price was improved too ;-) It was the first MZ-80 computer to be delivered assembled as opposed to first MZ-80k which were sold as kits.

The RAM size is now of 48 KB. The keyboard which was so strange on the MZ-80K because of its matrix organisation, has now a more common layout with a large spacebar key. The numeric keypad is separated.

Another major change is that the monochrome monitor now displays black & green instead of black & white. Useful addons were available such as a disk-drive, a printer and a color & graphic expansion unit (PCG).