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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Sharp MZ 700	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1983	Sharp LH-0080	name image logo company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos adverts hardware emulators links docs related software oc_id source MZ 700 /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_side2.jpg /media/museum/logos/sharp_mz700_logo.gif /companies/sharp Sharp label value NAME MZ 700 label value MANUFACTURER Sharp label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1983 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None - Monitor in ROM label value KEYBOARD Full stroke 69 key with 5 function keys and 4 cursor keys label value CPU Sharp LH-0080 (Zilog Z80 A compatible) label value SPEED 4 MHz label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM 2 KB label value ROM 2 KB label value TEXT MODES 40 x 25 label value GRAPHIC MODES 50 x 80 label value COLORS 8 label value SOUND one channel, 3 octaves label value SIZE / WEIGHT 44 (W) x 30.5 (D) x 8.5 (H) label value I/O PORTS Parallel, Joystick (2), Z80 Bus, Tape, RGB label value BUILT IN MEDIA Tape recorder label value OS optional CP/M with FDD label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply unit (5V) label value PRICE About 533 (1983) for the MZ 721\ £250 (MZ-711)\ £420 (MZ-731) photos adverts hardware software emulators links docs 102 title subtitle text image FRONT VIEW /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_front_1.jpg title subtitle text image SIDE VIEW /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_side1.jpg title subtitle text image SIDE #2 /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_side_1.jpg title subtitle text image A SHARP MZ730 WITH A MZ-800 PLOTTER It appears that the external MZ 800 white plotter can be inserted directly onto the case of the MZ 700, but it doesn't fit entierly into that case. /media/museum/photos/mz700etplotter.jpg title subtitle text image MZ-730 SYSTEM MZ-730 system with integrated tape recorder and 4 colors plotter/printer (without cover) /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz730_system_1.jpg title subtitle text image REAR VIEW /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_rear.jpg title subtitle text image REAR #2 /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_rear_2.jpg title subtitle text image REAR #3 /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_rear_3.jpg title subtitle text image MOTHERBOARD EXPLAINED A well designed board with a very good display quality. However, graphic capacities were missing, as well as a better compatibility with the standards of the market (real Centronics printer and Atari joysticks) **(1)** System init button (Reset).\ **(2)** Speaker volume adjustment.\ **(3)** Parallel interface, not really Centronics compatible, for Sharp printers.\ **(4)** Z80-A Microprocessor manufactured by Sharp.\ **(5)** Connector for expansion unit.\ **(6)** Connector for the integrated cassette recorder.\ **(7)** Connectors for Sharp joysticks.\ **(8)** Two jack plugs for an external cassette recorder.\ **(9)** RGB DIN Video output.\ **(10)** Switch which reverses the cassette recording phase.\ **(11)** Specialized Sharp chipset which manages video display and video memory.\ **(12)** Characters generator Rom circuit.\ **(13)** Keyboard connector.\ **(14)** Interface chip in charge of tape recorder and keyboard management.\ **(15)** Clock chip for internal synchronization between various chips.\ **(16)** Chips holding 64 Kb. of RAM memory for the user programs.\ **(17)** ROM holding the basic input/Output routines and the monitor.\ **(18)** Loudspeaker connector.\ **(19)** Main power plug.\ **(20)** This switch allows the selection between the integrated plotter/printer or an external dot matrix printer.\ **(21)** Integrated plotter/printer connector. /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_motherboard_1.jpg title subtitle text image THE SHARP MZ 730 BUILT-IN PLOTTER It has four colors (green, blue, black and red) and has three text modes : 26, 40 and 80 columns, it can then replace the video display, however, the plotter can't print graphical characters but print its hexadecimal ascii code instead. It can print grahics with a resolution of 480 x 2000, some graphical functions have been added to the Basic to print high resolution graphics. /media/museum/photos/shk7.jpg title subtitle text image THE SHARP MZ 720 / 730 BUILT-IN TAPE RECORDER It reads and writes at 1200 bauds. /media/museum/photos/trac.jpg title subtitle text image DUST COVER Found in USA, not made by Sharp.\ Can be used as a carrier bag with a handle. /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_dustcover_1.jpg title subtitle text image BOX /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz700_box_1.jpg title subtitle text image :-) /media/museum/pubs/sharp_mz700_screen2.jpg title subtitle text image GERMAN AD #1 "Welcome in the world of the "clean"-computers" Courtesy of **www.sharpmz.org** /media/museum/pubs/sharp_mz700_pub_1.jpg title subtitle text image GERMAN AD #2 "Large achievement capability and high versatility with 64kb RAM." Courtesy of **www.sharpmz.org** /media/museum/pubs/sharp_mz700_pub_2.jpg title subtitle text image GERMAN AD #3 Part of a software advert Courtesy of **www.sharpmz.org** /media/museum/pubs/sharp_mz700_pub_3.jpg title subtitle text image GERMAN AD #4 Courtesy of **www.sharpmz.org** /media/museum/pubs/sharp_mz700_pub_4.jpg title subtitle text image MZ-1T01 TAPE RECORDER BOX The MZ-1T01 tape recorder is used to enhance the Sharp MZ-711. /media/museum/hardware/sharp_mz700_k7_box.jpg title subtitle text image MZ-8AF1 FLOPPY DISK INTERFACE BOX /media/museum/hardware/sharp_mz700_floppy_interface_box.jpg title subtitle text image MZ-1U06 BOX /media/museum/hardware/sharp_mz_700_iobox.jpg title subtitle text image BUS EXPANDER This Trippler expander allowed to add peripherals on the three free sides of the box:\ • A ROM cartridge at left side\ • an RS-232 interface at top side\ • a Quick Disk interface at right side. /media/museum/hardware/sharp_mz700_triplerinterf_s1.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-1F11 QDD The MZ 700 can use the MZ 800 Quick Disk Drive. The QDD uses 2.8" floppy disks (64 Kb / two sides). It needs the MZ-1E14 interface card to connect it on the MZ 700 bus (shown on photo). /media/museum/hardware/sharp_mz800_fdd.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 platform text MZ 700 Emulator http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~marukun/mz700/index.html Windows For Win9x / Me / 2K / NT title url text Detailed info about the MZ 700 Series http://www.sharpmz.org All about the Sharp MZ 700 title url text KaZuhiro FuRuhata's games http://www.shiojiri.ne.jp/~openspc/mz700/index.html Great 80's Games adapted on the MZ 700 ! 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 !! title url cover text SHARP MZ-700 SERVICE MANUAL null /media/museum/docs/couvs/sharp_mz700_service-manual.jpg **SHARP MZ-700 SERVICE MANUAL**\ written by Sharp Corporation  compiled/archived by www.sharpmz.org\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.sharpmz.org](http://www.sharpmz.org) /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-800-mz-1500 /museum/sharp-mz-80a-mz-1200 /museum/sharp-mz-80b /museum/sharp-mz-80c /museum/sharp-mz-80k /software/suicide-run 87 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230625045625/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=87 2023-06-25

The Sharp MZ 700 series replaced the aging MZ 80 (MZ 80K, MZ 80A and MZ 80B) series. Moreover, the MZ 700 was compatible with the MZ 80K and MZ 80A.

The MZ 700 series is composed of four machines: the first three models were launched in 1983 (November 1982 in Japan) and the last one was launched in late 1985 (in fact, this one is the "ancestor" of the MZ 800):

- the MZ 711 was the "naked" model (without any peripheral),
- the MZ 721, has an integrated tape recorder
- the MZ 731, has built-in plotter and tape recorder).
- the fourth model was the MZ 780 which was actually a MZ 731 with a 80 columns card, a floppy disk drive and a Centronics port. It worked under CP/M.

There was no language in ROM (the ROM size is only 2 KB, it is just used for boot and OS calls), it has to be loaded from tape. So there was a lot of languages adapted for this machine (more than five versions of BASIC, assemblers, Pascal, Lisp, C, Fortran, Comal, Forth, & others).

The games were a bit poor because of the low resolution (which was actually graphical characters), but there were 512 graphic characters in ROM, which can be used to offset it (sort of).

It will be replaced with the MZ 800.