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Sanyo Wavy 70FD	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1988	Zilog Z80	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos emulators links related oc_id source Wavy 70FD /media/museum/photos/sanyo_wavy70fd.jpg /companies/sanyo Sanyo label value NAME Wavy 70FD label value MANUFACTURER Sanyo label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR ? 1988 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE MSX-BASIC V3.0, MSX-BASIC-kun 2.x (run time basic compiler) label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard with numeric keypad, 5 function keys and arrow keys. label value CPU Zilog Z80 label value SPEED 3.58 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR Yamaha V9958 Video Display Processor label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM 128 KB label value ROM 32 KB (Basic & BIOS) + 16 KB (SUB ROM > MSX-BASIC V3.0) + 128 KB (JIS-1 ROM) label value TEXT MODES 40 x 24 / 32 x 24 label value GRAPHIC MODES Same as MSX2 specs, plus 256 × 212/424\ Additional KANJI screen modes (Japanese text screen modes): 40x24, 32x24, 256x192, 64x48 label value COLORS 19268 label value SOUND FM-PAC (OPLL YM-2413) - 9 channel FM synthesizer label value I/O PORTS Joystick(1 or 2), Cardridge (2), Tape (1200/2400 bauds), RGB video output, CVBS/RF video output, Centronics, Sound output label value BUILT IN MEDIA one 720 KB, 3,5'' floppy disk drive label value OS MSX-DOS label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PRICE Unknown photos emulators links 760 title subtitle text image DISK-DRIVE CLOSE-UP We can see here the Rensha-Turbo slider (used to adjust the auto-fire feature), the hardware-pause button and the 3.5" floppy disk-drive (720 KB). /media/museum/photos/sanyo_wavy70fd_3.jpg title subtitle text image WAVY 70FD2 Same as the Wavy 70FD but with two built-in 3.5" disk drives. /media/museum/photos/sanyo_wavy70fd2.jpg title url platform text BlueMSX http://www.bluemsx.com/ Windows Excellent emulator for Windows 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 FILE-HUNTER.COM http://www.file-hunter.com/ Excellent! All MSX emulators, sources and utilities! title url text The Ultimate MSX FAQ http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx2p.html MSX2+ specifications, and more! /museum/msx-2-291 /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-wx-wsx /museum/sanyo-wavy-35 779 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230607190408/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=779 2023-06-07

This is a MSX 2+ computer. It'a kind of Wavy 35 with a built-in 3.5" disk-drive (720 KB).

No great enhancements over the MSX 2, the MSX 2+ has 19268 colors instead of 512, some more graphic / KANJI resolutions and the FM-PAC cartridge is included, providing 9 channels of FM sound without drums or 6 channels FM sound with 5 FM drums.

The Sanyo Wavy 70FD features the Rensha Turbo, which is a built-in auto-fire system. The repetition speed can be adjusted with a slider. There is also a PAUSE button, which hangs the system. Another special feature of the Wavy 70FD is the built in XBASIC language. It's also called KUN BASIC/KUN COMPILER, but it's real name seems to be MSX BASIC KUN (which means Mr. MSX Basic)

There was also a Wavy 70FD2 with two built-in 3.5" disk-drives (see pictures section). Another difference with the Wavy 70FD is apparently a 256 KB JIS-1 and JIS-2 ROM.

MSX2+ computers were only produced by Panasonic, Sony and Sanyo. They were only available in Japan...

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Source : MSX Ultimate FAQ

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