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title: Yamaha YIS-503 / Diabolik
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1984'
cpus:
- Z80A
params:
name: YIS-503 / Diabolik
image: /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_system_1.jpg
company: /companies/yamaha
company_name: Yamaha
specs:
- label: NAME
value: YIS-503 / Diabolik
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Yamaha
- label: TYPE
value: Home Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: Japan
- label: YEAR
value: '1984'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: Microsoft Extended Basic (MSX Basic V1.0)
- label: KEYBOARD
value: QWERTY Mechanical keyboard, 73 keys
- label: CPU
value: Z80A
- label: SPEED
value: 3,6 Mhz
- label: RAM
value: 32 kb (up to 64 kb)
- label: VRAM
value: 16 kb
- label: ROM
value: 32 kb BASIC/BIOS ( MSX BASIC V1.0)
- label: TEXT MODES
value: |-
Mode 0 : 40 x 24\
Mode 1 : 32 x 24
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: |-
Mode 2 : 256 x 192 with 16 colors (Hires mode)\
Mode 3 : 64 x 48 with 16 colors (Multi colour mode)\
32 sprites
- label: COLORS
value: '16'
- label: SOUND
value: |-
General Instruments AY-3-8910 Programmable Sound Generator\
3 channels, 8 octaves
- label: I/O PORTS
value: 2 joystick sockets, 1 cartdridge slot, Tape-recorder plug (1200/2400 bauds), TV output, Centronics interface, Side bus (60 pins), Expansion bus
- label: OS
value: MSX DOS
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: External PSU
- label: PERIPHERALS
value: SFG-01 and SFG-05 sound modules, Disk drive, Magnetic cards reader, Piano keyboards, and more...
- label: PRICE
value: |-
64.800 yens (Japan)\
516 (France, august 85)
tabs:
- photos
- adverts
- hardware
- software
- emulators
- links
forum_thread: 435
photos:
- title: JAPANESE MODEL
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_2.jpg
- title: THE YIS-503 IN USE !
subtitle: ''
text: A cool guy playing with the Yamaha YIS-503 and the small piano keyboard
image: /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_demo.jpg
- title: ANOTHER PICTURE
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_3.jpg
- title: BACK SIDE
subtitle: ''
text: |-
**(1)** Second ROM cartridge connector\
**(2)** MSX standard parallel printer connector\
**(3)** Tape recorder DIN connector\
**(4)** Optional RF modulator and sound outputs (available in some countries)\
**(5)** RGB output connector\
**(6)** External power supply connector
image: /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_back_1.jpg
adverts:
- title: JAPANESE ADVERT.
subtitle: ''
text: The YIS-503 is a YIS-303 with more memory (32 kb) and a proper keyboard.
image: /media/museum/pubs/yamaha_yis503_japan_pub1.jpg
- title: 'DIABOLIK, FRENCH ADVERT. #1'
subtitle: ''
text: '"It will take your time, your body and your soul"...'
image: /media/museum/pubs/yamaha_yis503_diabolik_pub.jpg
- title: 'DIABOLIK, FRENCH ADVERT. #2'
subtitle: ''
text: The YIS-502 was also called the Diabolik in France...
image: /media/museum/pubs/yamaha_yis503_diabolik_pub2.jpg
- title: JAPANESE ADVERT (1984)
subtitle: ''
text: from Japanese MSX magazine dated July 1984
image: null
hardware:
- title: SOME EXTENSIONS
subtitle: ''
text: We can see here the diskdrive, the small piano keyboard and the music-card reader.
image: /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_yis503_complete.jpg
- title: THE CARD READER
subtitle: ''
text: This was used by passing magnetic scores through the card reader. The entire song was then stored into the computer, ready to be played or edited !
image: /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_yis503_card_reader.jpg
- title: CA-01
subtitle: Single cartridge adapter
text: |-
This was undoubtly use to plug 2 cartridges in computers that had only 1 cartridge slot like the Yamaha YIS-503.
Here, a 32k RAM expansion cartridge is inserted
image: /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_yis503_ca01.jpg
- title: SOME MORE EXTENSIONS
subtitle: Piano & card reader
text: We can see here the SFG-01 Sound Module at the left of the computer to which is plugged a small piano keyboard. At the background is the card reader with a magnetic score.
image: /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_yis503_complete_2.jpg
- title: SYNTHETISER MODULE
subtitle: ''
text: |-
From left to right:
\- Musical keyboard connector\
\- Midi In/Out DIN connectors\
\- Left and right channels audio output
image: /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_synthemodule_1.jpg
- title: NATIONAL CF-2131
subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion
text: ''
image: /media/museum/hardware/national_cf2131_16k-cart.jpg
- title: CASIO OR-216 - 16 KB RAM EXPANSION
subtitle: Box
text: ''
image: /media/museum/hardware/casio_or216_16kbramexpansion_box.jpg
- title: PHILIPS RAM EXPANSION
subtitle: ''
text: |-
RAM expansion and LOGO language cartridges.
Thanks to Daniele from Italy
image: /media/museum/hardware/philips_vg8020_cartridges_s1.jpg
- title: MEGA RAM DISK 256
subtitle: from DDX (Brazil)
text: This is the famous Megaram cartridge made in Brzail, used to play all Konami cracked Megarom games.6401999243
image: /media/museum/hardware/msx_megaram256-ddx_1.jpg
- title: PANASONIC FS-IFA1 & FW-RSU1W
subtitle: Scanner/Printer interface
text: The FS-IFA1 is the printer/scanner interface (left on the picture) and the FW-RSU1W is the handheld scanner (right on the picture). These expansions are for MSX2 systems.
image: /media/museum/hardware/msx_fs-ifa1_fw-rsu1w.jpg
- title: SONY HBI-232
subtitle: RS232c cartridge
text: Used to connect serial printers.
image: /media/museum/hardware/sony_msx_rs232c-cartridge.jpg
- title: 'YAMAHA MOUSE #1'
subtitle: ''
text: |-
This mouse was compatible with all MSX systems. It connects to the first Joystick port.
Thanks to **www.zonadepruebas.com**
image: /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_mouse_s2.jpg
- title: 'YAMAHA MOUSE #2'
subtitle: ''
text: |-
Brand new!
Thanks to **www.zonadepruebas.com**
image: /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_mouse_s1.jpg
- title: PHILIPS VW0020
subtitle: 80-col dot-matrix printer
text: |-
This printer was a rebadged version of the Seikosha GP-500.\
It was a 80-column, 50 CPS model with a 7x5 dot matrix head.\
Commodore and Atari used same hardware basis for their MPS-801 and 1029 printers.
image: /media/museum/hardware/philips_vg8020_printervw0020_s1.jpg
- title: SANYO PHC-DR II
subtitle: Side
text: ''
image: /media/museum/hardware/sanyo_phc-drii_side_1.jpg
- title: SANYO PHC-DR II
subtitle: Front
text: ''
image: /media/museum/hardware/sanyo_phc-drii_front_1.jpg
- title: SANYO DR-202
subtitle: ''
text: The ADSS system allowed to quickly search a specific program in a cassette tape and load it. Seach time for a C60 cassette was less than 1 minute.
image: /media/museum/hardware/sanyo_phc28_dr202tapedrive_s1.jpg
- title: NATIONAL RQ-8030
subtitle: tape-recorder
text: ''
image: /media/museum/hardware/national_tape_rq8030.jpg
- title: BIT-CORDER
subtitle: ''
text: Cassete recorder dedicated to Hit-Bit MSX systems, though it could be used with any home computers.
image: /media/museum/hardware/sony_hb201_bitcorder_1.jpg
screenshots:
- title: SOME CATRIDGES
subtitle: ''
text: Some musical program carts sold by Yamaha for the YIS-503 & CX5M machines
image: /media/museum/software/yamaha_yis503_carts.jpg
- title: PLAY-CARD SCREENSHOT
subtitle: ''
text: This is the program solf with the card reader.
image: /media/museum/software/yamaha_yis503_card_reader_ss.jpg
- title: THE BUILT-IN MUSIC PROGRAM
subtitle: ''
text: This is the program stored in the SFG-01 Sound Module and called by CALL MUSIC from the Basic prompt. It is used to play the voices offered by the synthesizer.
image: /media/museum/software/yamaha_yis503_ss.jpg
emulators:
- title: fMSX for MS DOS Homepage
url: http://www.komkon.org/~dekogel/fmsx.html
platform: MS DOS
text: ''
- title: BlueMSX
url: http://www.bluemsx.com/
platform: Windows
text: Excellent free MSX emulator
- title: BrMSX
url: http://www.lsi.usp.br/~ricardo/brmsx.htm
platform: Windows
text: A Bresilian MSX Emulator written in 100% assembler
- title: CompuJunk's MSX Emulator
url: http://ftp.castel.nl/msx/
platform: Windows
text: A MSX1 and MSX2 Emulator
- title: RuMSX
url: http://members.eunet.at/lexlechz/msx.html
platform: Windows
text: A MSX Emulator for Win95 and Win NT + Direct X
- title: fMSX for MAC OS Homepage
url: http://www.emulation.net/msx/index.html
platform: Apple
text: ''
- title: fMSX official Homepage
url: http://www.komkon.org/fms/fMSX
platform: Multiplatform
text: 'fMSX is a portable MSX emulator ported on : Amiga OS, Mac OS, MS DOS, OS/2, Sony Playstation, Risc OS, Towns OS, Unix / X, Win95 / NT, X68K.'
- title: openMSX - The MSX emulator that aims for perfection.
url: http://openmsx.sourceforge.net/
platform: Multiplatform
text: 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.
links:
- title: Baboo!
url: http://www.baboo.net/baboo.shtml
text: MSX dedicated Yahoo clone. Essential !
- title: CX5M FAQ
url: http://home.online.no/~eiriklie/CX5MFAQ.html
text: Very useful with some very technical infos
- title: FILE-HUNTER.COM
url: http://www.file-hunter.com/
text: Excellent! All MSX emulators, sources and utilities!
- title: FTP da MSXBr-L/MSX.Org.Br
url: http://www.caetano.eng.br/msxsoft/
text: Excellent brasilian software archive
- title: MOAI TECH
url: http://www.moai-tech.com/
text: Spanish/English website with interesting content
- title: MSX Hardware List
url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/hardware.html
text: An impressive list of MSX hardware. The Bible !!!
- title: MSX Ressource Center
url: http://www.msx.org/
text: Essential site !
- title: Possi's Konami MSX Page
url: http://dynamo.geol.msu.ru/MSX/
text: Nice page dedicated to all Konami MSX games (roms, scans, mids, etc.)
- title: The MSX Games Box
url: http://www.msxgamesbox.com
text: All about MSX gaming (games, covers.etc.). More Fun, Less Mhz!
- title: The MSX Museum BOX
url: http://www.msxmuseumbox.com
text: More than 190 different MSX models in pictures.
- title: The Ultimate MSX FAQ
url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx1.html#CX5M
text: They have a small section dedicated to the CX5M
- title: The ultimate MSX Faq
url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org
text: Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX.
- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
text: The MSX home computer system
related:
- /museum/canon-v-10
- /museum/canon-v-20
- /museum/canon-v-8
- /museum/casio-mx-10-mx-101
- /museum/casio-pv-16
- /museum/casio-pv-7
- /museum/epcom-sharp-hotbit-hb-8000
- /museum/fujitsu-fm-x
- /museum/general-paxon-pct-50
- /museum/goldstar-fc-80-fc-200
- /museum/gradiente-expert-plus
- /museum/gradiente-expert-xp-800
- /museum/hitachi-ah-200
- /museum/hitachi-h1-h1e
- /museum/hitachi-h2
- /museum/mitsubishi-ml-f110-ml-f120
- /museum/mitsubishi-ml-f48-ml-f80
- /museum/mitsubishi-ml-fx1-fx2
- /museum/mitsubishi-ml-g10
- /museum/msx-1
- /museum/national-cf-2000
- /museum/national-cf-2700
- /museum/national-cf-3000
- /museum/national-fs-4000
- /museum/national-fs-4500
- /museum/olympia-phc-2
- /museum/panasonic-cf-2700
- /museum/philips-nms-801
- /museum/philips-vg-8000-8010
- /museum/philips-vg-8020
- /museum/philips-vg-8235
- /museum/pioneer-palcom-px-7
- /museum/sanyo-mpc-100
- /museum/sanyo-phc-28
- /museum/sanyo-phc-30
- /museum/sanyo-phc-33
- /museum/sanyo-wavy-10-mpc-10
- /museum/sanyo-wavy-23
- /museum/sanyo-wavy-3
- /museum/schneider-philips-mc-810
- /museum/sony-hit-bit-10
- /museum/sony-hit-bit-101
- /museum/sony-hit-bit-20
- /museum/sony-hit-bit-201
- /museum/sony-hit-bit-501
- /museum/sony-hit-bit-55
- /museum/sony-hit-bit-75
- /museum/spectravideo-svi-728
- /museum/toshiba-hx-10-pasopia-iq
- /museum/toshiba-hx-20-hx-21-pasopia-iq
- /museum/toshiba-hx-52
- /museum/victor-hc-6
- /museum/yamaha-cx5
- /museum/yamaha-cx5m-music-computer
- /museum/yamaha-sx-100
- /museum/yamaha-yis-303
- /museum/yashica-yc-64
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oc_id: 439
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329004929/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=439
date: '2023-03-29'
---
This Yamaha computer is specialised in music and sound production. In fact it is a classic [MSX 1](/museum/msx-1/), but if you bought the special Yamaha synthesizer and piano keyboard, then it was clearly different. You got 48 pre-recorded sounds with a quality really surprising for that time, and as it is real synth, you could change or create you own sounds.
The YIS-503 is in fact the same computer as the [Yamaha CX5M](/museum/yamaha-cx5m-music-computer/), but it has not got the SFG-01 Sound Module and MIDI interface integrated.
<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>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.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>
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