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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Sony Hit-Bit F1XD	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1985	Zilog Z80A	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos adverts screenshots emulators links videos related oc_id source Hit-Bit F1XD /media/museum/photos/sony_hb-f1xd_2.jpg /companies/sony Sony label value NAME Hit-Bit F1XD label value MANUFACTURER Sony label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR ? 1985 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE MSX Basic version 2.0, Disk Basic version 1.0 label value KEYBOARD Full stroke keyboard with numeric keypad and arrow keys. 5 function keys. HOME, INS, DEL, STOP, PAUSE, RESET. label value CPU Zilog Z80A or equivalent label value SPEED 3.58 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR Video Display Processor : V9938 (MSX-VIDEO) label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM 128 KB label value ROM 48 KB label value TEXT MODES 40 x 24 / 32 x 24 label value GRAPHIC MODES 64 x 48 / 256 x 192 / 256 x 212 / 512 x 212 label value COLORS 512 label value SOUND 3 channels, 8 octaves label value I/O PORTS Joystick(1 or 2), Cartridge(2), Tape(1200/2400 baud), RGB, Composite Video, Centronics, External Audio label value BUILT IN MEDIA Built-in 3.5'' (2DD, 720 KB) label value OS MSX DOS 2.0 label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PRICE 54,800 yen (Japan, 1988) photos adverts software emulators links videos 754 title subtitle text image HB-F1XD /media/museum/photos/sony_f1xd_1.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE /media/museum/photos/sony_hb-f1xd_side-fdd_1.jpg title subtitle text image BOX COVER /media/museum/photos/sony_hb-f1xd_box_1.jpg title subtitle text image JAPANESE ADVERT Thanks to [Dreaming Tomorrow](http://uratomo.hp.infoseek.co.jp/game/museum/msx/f1xd.htm) for this picture /media/museum/pubs/sony_hb-f1xd_jap-pub_1.jpg title subtitle text image JAPANESE ADVERT #2 /media/museum/pubs/sony_f1xd_pub_2.jpg title subtitle text image SCREENSHOT /media/museum/software/sony_f1xd_boot_ss.png title url platform text BlueMSX http://www.bluemsx.com/ Windows Excellent free MSX emulator title url platform text fMSX32 HTTP://WWW.RETRODEV.INFO/ Other platform The excellent fMSX, but ported onto the GamePark GP32 handheld console. 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 Dreaming Tomorrow http://uratomo.hp.infoseek.co.jp/game/museum/msx/f1xd.htm Interesting japanese adverts title url text MSX Faq http://www.faq.msxnet.org Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. title url text Sony MSX2 F1XD japanese TV commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOul-phnDI8 Length: 15 s /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 773 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230601222333/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=773 2023-06-01

This 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...

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.