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Sony Hit-Bit 101
Computers
Home Computer
Japan
1984
Zilog Z80A
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Hit-Bit 101 /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101p_1.jpg /companies/sony Sony
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NAME Hit-Bit 101
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MANUFACTURER Sony
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TYPE Home Computer
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ORIGIN Japan
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YEAR 1984
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BUILT IN LANGUAGE MSX Basic V1.0
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KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard, including 5 function keys and 4 cursor keys
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CPU Zilog Z80A
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SPEED 3.58 MHz
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CO-PROCESSOR Video chip must be compatible with the Texas Instruments TMS 9918/A or TMS 9928/A (Japan : 60 Hz) or TMS 9929/A (Europe : 50 Hz)
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RAM 32 KB
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VRAM 16 KB
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ROM 32 KB (MSX BASIC V1.0 + BIOS)
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TEXT MODES Mode 0 : 40 x 24\ Mode 1 : 32 x 24
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GRAPHIC MODES Mode 2 : 256 x 192 with 16 colors (Hires mode)\ Mode 3 : 64 x 48 with 16 colors (Multi colour mode)\ 32 sprites
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COLORS 16
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SOUND General Instruments AY-3-8910 Programmable Sound Generator\ 3 channels, 8 octaves
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I/O PORTS 2 joystick sockets, 2 cardridge slots, Tape-recorder plug (1200/2400 bauds), RGB video output, Centronics interface
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OS MSX DOS
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PRICE 46,800 yen (Japan, 1984)
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HB-101 /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101_1.jpg
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HB-101P "P" for PAL models /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101p_2.jpg
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HB-101P /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101p_3b.jpg
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RED HB-101 The red model was only sold in Japan /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101-red_1.jpg
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WHITE HB-101 The white model was apparently also sold only in Japan /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101-white_1.jpg
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BUILT-IN JOYSTICK /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101_closeup_1.jpg
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KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101_closeup_2.jpg
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HANDLE /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101_handle.jpg
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REAR This is a rear view of the japanese model /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101_rear_1.jpg
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BOX /media/museum/photos/sony_hb101_box.jpg
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SPANISH ADVERT /media/museum/pubs/sony_hb101p_spanish-pub_1.jpg
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NATIONAL CF-2131 16 KB RAM expansion /media/museum/hardware/national_cf2131_16k-cart.jpg
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CASIO OR-216 - 16 KB RAM EXPANSION Box /media/museum/hardware/casio_or216_16kbramexpansion_box.jpg
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PHILIPS RAM EXPANSION RAM expansion and LOGO language cartridges. Thanks to Daniele from Italy /media/museum/hardware/philips_vg8020_cartridges_s1.jpg
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MEGA RAM DISK 256 from DDX (Brazil) This is the famous Megaram cartridge made in Brzail, used to play all Konami cracked Megarom games.6401999243 /media/museum/hardware/msx_megaram256-ddx_1.jpg
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PANASONIC FS-IFA1 & FW-RSU1W Scanner/Printer interface The FS-IFA1 is the printer/scanner interface (left on the picture) and the FW-RSU1W is the handheld scanner (right on the picture). These expansions are for MSX2 systems. /media/museum/hardware/msx_fs-ifa1_fw-rsu1w.jpg
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SONY HBI-232 RS232c cartridge Used to connect serial printers. /media/museum/hardware/sony_msx_rs232c-cartridge.jpg
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YAMAHA MOUSE #1 This mouse was compatible with all MSX systems. It connects to the first Joystick port. Thanks to **www.zonadepruebas.com** /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_mouse_s2.jpg
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YAMAHA MOUSE #2 Brand new! Thanks to **www.zonadepruebas.com** /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_mouse_s1.jpg
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PHILIPS VW0020 80-col dot-matrix printer This printer was a rebadged version of the Seikosha GP-500.\ It was a 80-column, 50 CPS model with a 7x5 dot matrix head.\ Commodore and Atari used same hardware basis for their MPS-801 and 1029 printers. /media/museum/hardware/philips_vg8020_printervw0020_s1.jpg
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SANYO PHC-DR II Side /media/museum/hardware/sanyo_phc-drii_side_1.jpg
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SANYO PHC-DR II Front /media/museum/hardware/sanyo_phc-drii_front_1.jpg
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SANYO DR-202 The ADSS system allowed to quickly search a specific program in a cassette tape and load it. Seach time for a C60 cassette was less than 1 minute. /media/museum/hardware/sanyo_phc28_dr202tapedrive_s1.jpg
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NATIONAL RQ-8030 tape-recorder /media/museum/hardware/national_tape_rq8030.jpg
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BIT-CORDER Cassete recorder dedicated to Hit-Bit MSX systems, though it could be used with any home computers. /media/museum/hardware/sony_hb201_bitcorder_1.jpg
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BOOT MENU screenshot /media/museum/software/sony_hb101-white_menu_ss.jpg
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fMSX for MS DOS Homepage http://www.komkon.org/~dekogel/fmsx.html MS DOS
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BlueMSX http://www.bluemsx.com/ Windows Excellent free MSX emulator
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BrMSX http://www.lsi.usp.br/~ricardo/brmsx.htm Windows A Bresilian MSX Emulator written in 100% assembler
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CompuJunk's MSX Emulator http://ftp.castel.nl/msx/ Windows A MSX1 and MSX2 Emulator
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RuMSX http://members.eunet.at/lexlechz/msx.html Windows A MSX Emulator for Win95 and Win NT + Direct X
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fMSX for MAC OS Homepage http://www.emulation.net/msx/index.html Apple
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fMSX official Homepage http://www.komkon.org/fms/fMSX Multiplatform fMSX is a portable MSX emulator ported on : Amiga OS, Mac OS, MS DOS, OS/2, Sony Playstation, Risc OS, Towns OS, Unix / X, Win95 / NT, X68K.
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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.
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Baboo! http://www.baboo.net/baboo.shtml MSX dedicated Yahoo clone. Essential !
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FILE-HUNTER.COM http://www.file-hunter.com/ Excellent! All MSX emulators, sources and utilities!
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FTP da MSXBr-L/MSX.Org.Br http://www.caetano.eng.br/msxsoft/ Excellent brasilian software archive
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MOAI TECH http://www.moai-tech.com/ Spanish/English website with interesting content
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MSX Hardware List http://www.faq.msxnet.org/hardware.html An impressive list of MSX hardware. The Bible !!!
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MSX Ressource Center http://www.msx.org/ Essential site !
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Possi's Konami MSX Page http://dynamo.geol.msu.ru/MSX/ Nice page dedicated to all Konami MSX games (roms, scans, mids, etc.)
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The MSX Games Box http://www.msxgamesbox.com All about MSX gaming (games, covers.etc.). More Fun, Less Mhz!
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The MSX Museum BOX http://www.msxmuseumbox.com More than 190 different MSX models in pictures.
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The ultimate MSX Faq http://www.faq.msxnet.org Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX.
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Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com The MSX home computer system
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The HB-101 is a standard MSX1 system. It was produced in red and black cases (the red version being sold in Japan only).

It has a handle that can be pulled on the front of the keyboard to carry it easily. It also has a "Pause" Key which can freeze any program. A little joystick could also be inserted onto the cursor keys.

There is the same built-in software (Personal Data Bank) found on the HB-501. It is composed of an agenda, a memo and an address manager. You can even save your work with a special RAM cartridge.

The HB-101P is the same system, "P" meaning PAL, but was the european model. In fact the HB-101 is very similar to the Sony HB-201 (more RAM) and the HB-501 (more RAM and a tape recorder built in).

Info & pictures : Olivier Hustin

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.
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