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Yamaha YIS-503 / Diabolik	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1984	Z80A	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos adverts hardware screenshots emulators links related oc_id source YIS-503 / Diabolik /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_system_1.jpg /companies/yamaha Yamaha label value NAME YIS-503 / Diabolik label value MANUFACTURER Yamaha label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1984 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Microsoft Extended Basic (MSX Basic V1.0) label value KEYBOARD QWERTY Mechanical keyboard, 73 keys label value CPU Z80A label value SPEED 3,6 Mhz label value RAM 32 kb (up to 64 kb) label value VRAM 16 kb label value ROM 32 kb BASIC/BIOS ( MSX BASIC V1.0) label value TEXT MODES Mode 0 : 40 x 24\ Mode 1 : 32 x 24 label value GRAPHIC MODES Mode 2 : 256 x 192 with 16 colors (Hires mode)\ Mode 3 : 64 x 48 with 16 colors (Multi colour mode)\ 32 sprites label value COLORS 16 label value SOUND General Instruments AY-3-8910 Programmable Sound Generator\ 3 channels, 8 octaves label value I/O PORTS 2 joystick sockets, 1 cartdridge slot, Tape-recorder plug (1200/2400 bauds), TV output, Centronics interface, Side bus (60 pins), Expansion bus label value OS MSX DOS label value POWER SUPPLY External PSU label value PERIPHERALS SFG-01 and SFG-05 sound modules, Disk drive, Magnetic cards reader, Piano keyboards, and more... label value PRICE 64.800 yens (Japan)\ 516 (France, august 85) photos adverts hardware software emulators links 435 title subtitle text image JAPANESE MODEL /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_2.jpg title subtitle text image THE YIS-503 IN USE ! A cool guy playing with the Yamaha YIS-503 and the small piano keyboard /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_demo.jpg title subtitle text image ANOTHER PICTURE /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_3.jpg title subtitle text image BACK SIDE **(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 /media/museum/photos/yamaha_yis503_back_1.jpg title subtitle text image JAPANESE ADVERT. The YIS-503 is a YIS-303 with more memory (32 kb) and a proper keyboard. /media/museum/pubs/yamaha_yis503_japan_pub1.jpg title subtitle text image DIABOLIK, FRENCH ADVERT. #1 "It will take your time, your body and your soul"... /media/museum/pubs/yamaha_yis503_diabolik_pub.jpg title subtitle text image DIABOLIK, FRENCH ADVERT. #2 The YIS-502 was also called the Diabolik in France... /media/museum/pubs/yamaha_yis503_diabolik_pub2.jpg title subtitle text image JAPANESE ADVERT (1984) from Japanese MSX magazine dated July 1984 null title subtitle text image SOME EXTENSIONS We can see here the diskdrive, the small piano keyboard and the music-card reader. /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_yis503_complete.jpg title subtitle text image THE CARD READER 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 ! /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_yis503_card_reader.jpg title subtitle text image CA-01 Single cartridge adapter 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 /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_yis503_ca01.jpg title subtitle text image SOME MORE EXTENSIONS Piano & card reader 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. /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_yis503_complete_2.jpg title subtitle text image SYNTHETISER MODULE From left to right: - Musical keyboard connector\ - Midi In/Out DIN connectors\ - Left and right channels audio output /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_synthemodule_1.jpg title subtitle text image NATIONAL CF-2131 16 KB RAM expansion /media/museum/hardware/national_cf2131_16k-cart.jpg title subtitle text image CASIO OR-216 - 16 KB RAM EXPANSION Box /media/museum/hardware/casio_or216_16kbramexpansion_box.jpg title subtitle text image PHILIPS RAM EXPANSION RAM expansion and LOGO language cartridges. Thanks to Daniele from Italy /media/museum/hardware/philips_vg8020_cartridges_s1.jpg title subtitle text image MEGA RAM DISK 256 from DDX (Brazil) This is the famous Megaram cartridge made in Brzail, used to play all Konami cracked Megarom games.6401999243 /media/museum/hardware/msx_megaram256-ddx_1.jpg title subtitle text image PANASONIC FS-IFA1 & FW-RSU1W Scanner/Printer interface 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. /media/museum/hardware/msx_fs-ifa1_fw-rsu1w.jpg title subtitle text image SONY HBI-232 RS232c cartridge Used to connect serial printers. /media/museum/hardware/sony_msx_rs232c-cartridge.jpg title subtitle text image YAMAHA MOUSE #1 This mouse was compatible with all MSX systems. It connects to the first Joystick port. Thanks to **www.zonadepruebas.com** /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_mouse_s2.jpg title subtitle text image YAMAHA MOUSE #2 Brand new! Thanks to **www.zonadepruebas.com** /media/museum/hardware/yamaha_mouse_s1.jpg title subtitle text image PHILIPS VW0020 80-col dot-matrix printer 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. /media/museum/hardware/philips_vg8020_printervw0020_s1.jpg title subtitle text image SANYO PHC-DR II Side /media/museum/hardware/sanyo_phc-drii_side_1.jpg title subtitle text image SANYO PHC-DR II Front /media/museum/hardware/sanyo_phc-drii_front_1.jpg title subtitle text image SANYO DR-202 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. /media/museum/hardware/sanyo_phc28_dr202tapedrive_s1.jpg title subtitle text image NATIONAL RQ-8030 tape-recorder /media/museum/hardware/national_tape_rq8030.jpg title subtitle text image BIT-CORDER Cassete recorder dedicated to Hit-Bit MSX systems, though it could be used with any home computers. /media/museum/hardware/sony_hb201_bitcorder_1.jpg title subtitle text image SOME CATRIDGES Some musical program carts sold by Yamaha for the YIS-503 & CX5M machines /media/museum/software/yamaha_yis503_carts.jpg title subtitle text image PLAY-CARD SCREENSHOT This is the program solf with the card reader. /media/museum/software/yamaha_yis503_card_reader_ss.jpg title subtitle text image THE BUILT-IN MUSIC PROGRAM 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. /media/museum/software/yamaha_yis503_ss.jpg title url platform text fMSX for MS DOS Homepage http://www.komkon.org/~dekogel/fmsx.html MS DOS title url platform text BlueMSX http://www.bluemsx.com/ Windows Excellent free MSX emulator title url platform text BrMSX http://www.lsi.usp.br/~ricardo/brmsx.htm Windows A Bresilian MSX Emulator written in 100% assembler title url platform text CompuJunk's MSX Emulator http://ftp.castel.nl/msx/ Windows A MSX1 and MSX2 Emulator title url platform text RuMSX http://members.eunet.at/lexlechz/msx.html Windows A MSX Emulator for Win95 and Win NT + Direct X title url platform text fMSX for MAC OS Homepage http://www.emulation.net/msx/index.html Apple title url platform text fMSX official Homepage http://www.komkon.org/fms/fMSX Multiplatform 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 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 Baboo! http://www.baboo.net/baboo.shtml MSX dedicated Yahoo clone. Essential ! title url text CX5M FAQ http://home.online.no/~eiriklie/CX5MFAQ.html Very useful with some very technical infos title url text FILE-HUNTER.COM http://www.file-hunter.com/ Excellent! All MSX emulators, sources and utilities! title url text FTP da MSXBr-L/MSX.Org.Br http://www.caetano.eng.br/msxsoft/ Excellent brasilian software archive title url text MOAI TECH http://www.moai-tech.com/ Spanish/English website with interesting content title url text MSX Hardware List http://www.faq.msxnet.org/hardware.html An impressive list of MSX hardware. The Bible !!! title url text MSX Ressource Center http://www.msx.org/ Essential site ! title url text Possi's Konami MSX Page http://dynamo.geol.msu.ru/MSX/ Nice page dedicated to all Konami MSX games (roms, scans, mids, etc.) title url text The MSX Games Box http://www.msxgamesbox.com All about MSX gaming (games, covers.etc.). More Fun, Less Mhz! title url text The MSX Museum BOX http://www.msxmuseumbox.com More than 190 different MSX models in pictures. title url text The Ultimate MSX FAQ http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx1.html#CX5M They have a small section dedicated to the CX5M title url text The ultimate MSX Faq http://www.faq.msxnet.org Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com The MSX home computer system /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 /museum/yeno-dpc-64 /museum/yeno-mx-64 439 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230329004929/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=439 2023-03-29

This Yamaha computer is specialised in music and sound production. In fact it is a classic 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, but it has not got the SFG-01 Sound Module and MIDI interface integrated.

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.