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Sharp X1 Turbo Z (CZ-880C)	Computers	Professional Computer	Japan	1986	Sharp Z80 A	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos hardware links videos related oc_id source X1 Turbo Z (CZ-880C) /media/museum/photos/sharp_x1-turbo-z_1.jpg /companies/sharp Sharp label value NAME X1 Turbo Z (CZ-880C) label value MANUFACTURER Sharp label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1986 label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard, JIS standard label value CPU Sharp Z80 A label value SPEED 4 MHz label value RAM 64 KB (ZII & ZIII have 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), tape interface, digital display connector (8 colors), 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 218,000 yen (Japan, 1986) photos hardware links videos 324 title subtitle text image MAIN UNIT /media/museum/photos/sharp_x1-turboz_cz-880cb_1.jpg title subtitle text image REAR Many connectors there! /media/museum/photos/sharp_x1-turboz_cz-880cb_rear.jpg title subtitle text image ZOOM ON THE LEDS /media/museum/photos/sharp_x1-turboz_cz-880cb_zoom.jpg title subtitle text image TOP VIEW This original extension was at least usable with the X1 Turbo serie... /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_turbo_businesscardreader.jpg 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. /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_cz81ebs_1.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_io-box_2.jpg title subtitle text image BACK This extension box offers 4 I/O ports. /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_io-box_3.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT This extension was used to generate titles for video-tapes, among other things... /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_telopper-front.jpg title subtitle text image BACK A lot of connectors can be found at the back of the unit... /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_telopper-back.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT /media/museum/hardware/sharp_x1_tape-recorder-cz8rl1.jpg 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-iii 318 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230609133947/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=318 2023-06-09

The X1 Turbo Z is the successor of the X1 Turbo III. The name of the X1 serie becomes a bit surrealistic !

The Turbo Z enhances the graphic and sound characteristics : more colors and more voices. It can display the 4096 colors simultaneously in the 320 x 200 mode. It was also possible to digitize video samples!

There are 3 different models: X1 Turbo Z, Z II and Z III:
- Z II is VCCI compliant (electromagnetic emissions control) and has 128 KB RAM as standard.
- Z III does not have any remote connector for data recorder. Otherwise it is identical to the Z II.

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.

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