website/content/museum/sharp-x68000-super-super-hd.md

---
title: Sharp X68000 Super / Super HD
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1990'
cpus:
- Motorola MC68000
params:
  name: X68000 Super / Super HD
  image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_x68000_super_1.jpg
  company: /companies/sharp
  company_name: Sharp
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: X68000 Super / Super HD
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Sharp
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Japan
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1990'
  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
    value: Unknown
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Unknown
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Full-stroke keyboard
  - label: CPU
    value: Motorola MC68000
  - label: SPEED
    value: 10 MHz
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Unknown
  - label: RAM
    value: 2 MB (up to 12 MB)
  - label: VRAM
    value: 512 KB (text) + 512 KB (graphic)
  - label: ROM
    value: 1 MB
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: Unknown
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: 256 x 240 / 256 x 256 / 512 x 240 / 512 x 256 / 512 x 512 / 640 x 480 / 768 x 512 / 1024 x 1024 / 128 sprites (16 x 16 dots)
  - label: COLORS
    value: 65535 (16 colors in 1024 x 1024 to 65K in 512 x 512)
  - label: SOUND
    value: 'FM Sound (Yamaha 2151 : 2 channels / 8 octaves stereo) + PCM (OKI MSM6258V : 4 bit mono)'
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: Unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Joystick (2), Audio IN / OUT, TV Control, NTSC Video Image I/O, Expansion, External FDD, SCSI, RS232
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: 2 x 5.25'' disk-drive
  - label: OS
    value: Human 68K 2.01 + SX Windows 1.0
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Built-in PSU
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: Unknown
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  tabs:
  - photos
  - emulators
  - links
  - videos
  photos:
  - title: A PHOTO OF THE X68000 SUPER HD.
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/x68000_superhd.jpg
  emulators:
  - title: Virtual X68000 Project
    url: http://www.vx68k.org/vx68k/
    platform: Windows
    text: X68000 emulator for linux and windows
  - title: X68000 emulator for Windows
    url: http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~yamama/emul/
    platform: Windows
    text: For Win9x / Me / 2K / NT
  - title: X68000 Emulator PPC
    url: http://emulation.net/x68000/
    platform: Apple
    text: X68000 Emulator PPC is currently the only X68000 emulator available for the Macintosh
  links:
  - title: NNA's X68000 Information Page
    url: http://nna.c-get.ne.jp/X68000/index.html
    text: Technical information and tips
  - title: Wikipedia
    url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_X68000
    text: nice article
  - title: X68000 Ko-Window's page
    url: http://www.yo.rim.or.jp/~m_araki/kowin/index.html
    text: '"Windows-style" graphical interface for X68000 platform'
  - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
    url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
    text: ''
  videos:
  - title: Sharp X68000 japanese commercial
    url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPO1uTtK3bM
    text: 'Length: 59 s'
  - title: Sharp X68000 japanese commercial
    url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK3GY3HUrm8
    text: 'Length: 29 s'
  related:
  - /museum/sharp-x68000
  - /museum/sharp-x68000-ace-ace-hd
  - /museum/sharp-x68000-expert
  - /museum/sharp-x68000-expert-ii
  - /museum/sharp-x68000-pro
  - /museum/sharp-x68000-pro-ii
  - /museum/sharp-x68000-xvi
  - /museum/sharp-x68000-xvi-compact
  - /museum/sharp-x68030-68030-compact
  oc_id: 307
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230610140410/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=307
    date: '2023-06-10'
---

The X68000 Super is the successor of the [X68000 Expert II](/museum/sharp-x68000-expert-ii/) and [X68000 Pro II](/museum/sharp-x68000-pro-ii/).

The Sharp X68000 Super and the Super HD had both the same co-processor, an Intel based AMD clone Banchu Cammago 4007.

The system a SCSI Hard-disk interface instead of the SASI.

<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>