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Sharp X1 Turbo Z III	Computers	Professional Computer	Japan	1988	Sharp Z80 A	name company company_name specs tabs hardware links videos related oc_id source X1 Turbo Z III /companies/sharp Sharp label value NAME X1 Turbo Z III label value MANUFACTURER Sharp label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1988 label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard, JIS standard label value CPU Sharp Z80 A label value SPEED 4 MHz label value RAM 128 KB label value VRAM 96 KB label value ROM 128 KB + 40 KB label value TEXT MODES 20 / 40 / 80 x 10 / 12 / 20 / 25 label value GRAPHIC MODES 320 x 200 / 320 x 192 / 320 x 400 / 640 x 192 / 640 x 200 / 640 x 400 label value COLORS 4096 label value SOUND 3 voices PSG + 8 voices FM label value SIZE / WEIGHT Unknown label value I/O PORTS Two I/O ports, analog video out, disk drive expansion, video in/out, RS232c port, printer port, keyboard, 2 x joysticks (Atari standard), audio out label value BUILT IN MEDIA 2 x 5.25'' disk-drive (2D,2DD and 2HD) label value OS S-OS label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PRICE 169 800 yen (Japan, 1988) hardware links videos title subtitle text image TOP VIEW This original extension was at least usable with the X1 Turbo serie... null title subtitle text image I/O EXPANSION BOX This box was used to multiply the input/output connectors and thus, possibilities of the X1 systems. null title subtitle text image FRONT null title subtitle text image BACK This extension box offers 4 I/O ports. null title subtitle text image FRONT This extension was used to generate titles for video-tapes, among other things... null title subtitle text image BACK A lot of connectors can be found at the back of the unit... null title subtitle text image FRONT null title url text Class X1 http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~ITTO/x1/x1menu.html In Japanese title url text Japanese Computer Emulation Center http://www.jcec.co.uk/x1games.htm Lot of games for X1 title url text Sharp X1 japanese commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QxhgniF8Pg Length: 15 s /museum/sharp-x1-c-cz-801c /museum/sharp-x1-ck-cz-804c /museum/sharp-x1-cs-cz-803c /museum/sharp-x1-cz-800c /museum/sharp-x1-d-cz-802c /museum/sharp-x1-turbo /museum/sharp-x1-turbo-iii /museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-cz-880c 319 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230603104342/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=319 2023-06-03

The X1 Turbo Z III is the successor of the X1 Turbo Z and ZII. The 8bit CPU (Z80) has reached its limits here.

Like the X1 Turbo Z II, the Z III is VCCI compliant (electromagnetic emissions control) and has 128 KB RAM as standard, but does not have any remote connector for data recorder. Otherwise it is identical to the Z II.

The most famous and strong point of X1 series is the Programmable Charactor Generator(PCG).

The languages available were Hu-basic (developed by HUDSON soft), Turbo Basic and new Z-basic. The new Z basic language introduced enhanced functions (graphics and sound), but needed 128 KB RAM to operate. It was bundled with the Turbo ZII and ZIII, but Turbo Z owners had to buy it separately. An expansion memory board fitted with 64 KB RAM was then sold with the box, so Turbo Z systems could have 128 KB RAM. In fact you could add up to 256 KB RAM on this board, so Turbo Z owners could finally upgrade more easily their systems than ZII and ZIII ones.

The X68000 serie was launched one year earlier and finally, will replace the X1 serie.

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