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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Sharp MZ 2500	Computers	Professional Computer	Japan	1985	Zilog Z80 B	name image company company_name specs tabs photos hardware emulators links videos comments related oc_id source MZ 2500 /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz2500_1.jpg /companies/sharp Sharp label value NAME MZ 2500 label value MANUFACTURER Sharp label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1985 label value END OF PRODUCTION Unknown label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Unknown label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard with function keys and numeric keypad label value CPU Zilog Z80 B label value SPEED 6 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR Unknown label value RAM 128 KB (up to 256 KB) label value VRAM 64 KB (up to 128 KB)64 KB (up to 128 KB) label value ROM 32 KB (up to 256 KB) label value TEXT MODES 40 X 25 - 20 - 12 / 80 x 25 - 20 - 12 label value GRAPHIC MODES 320 x 200 / 640 X 200 / 640 x 400 label value COLORS 256 (number of displayable colors simultaneously changes according the VRAM size). With 128 KB : 320 x 200 = 256 or 16, 640 x 200 = 16 and 640 x 400 = 4 label value SOUND 3 channels (?) label value SIZE / WEIGHT Unknown label value I/O PORTS Expansion bus, RS-232, Tape label value BUILT IN MEDIA 3.5'' disk-drive label value OS P-CP/M label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PRICE Unknown photos hardware emulators links videos title subtitle text image CENTRAL UNIT /media/museum/photos/sharp_mz2500_central-unit_1.jpg title subtitle text image THE BACKSIDE OF THE MZ 2500 /media/museum/photos/mz2500_dos.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 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 EmuZ-2500 http://www1.interq.or.jp/~t-takeda/mz2500/ Windows SHARP MZ-2500 emulator for Win32 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 text Sharp MZ-2500 japanese commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGGbbl0QHVo Length: 15 s author date text Inverse Phase (East Coast US) Thursday 29th May 2014 Hi there, I noticed the sound for the MZ-2500 is incomplete. The MZ-2500 contains a YM2203 (OPN) which offers 3 each of PSG and FM channels. Hope this helps! /museum/sharp-mz-2000 /museum/sharp-mz-2200 /museum/sharp-mz-2800 /museum/sharp-mz-3500 /museum/sharp-mz-5500-5600 /museum/sharp-mz-700 /museum/sharp-mz-800-mz-1500 /museum/sharp-mz-80a-mz-1200 /museum/sharp-mz-80b /museum/sharp-mz-80c /museum/sharp-mz-80k 416 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230605031302/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=416 2023-06-05

The successor of the MZ 2200. The characteristics, especially the graphic characteristics, are impressive, it is one of the most powerful of the MZ computer series.

It takes from 2 to 8 seconds to define P.C.G (user generated characters, similar to sprites) with the Sharp X1 serie, while it takes only 0.5 seconds with the MZ-2500.

It has features in common with the X1 series and will be replaced with these computers.

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.