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Sanyo Wavy 70FD	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1988	Zilog Z80	name image company company_name specs tabs photos emulators links comments related oc_id source Wavy 70FD /media/museum/photos/sanyo_wavy70fd.jpg /companies/sanyo Sanyo label value NAME Wavy 70FD label value MANUFACTURER Sanyo label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR ? 1988 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE MSX-BASIC V3.0, MSX-BASIC-kun 2.x (run time basic compiler) label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard with numeric keypad, 5 function keys and arrow keys. label value CPU Zilog Z80 label value SPEED 3.58 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR Yamaha V9958 Video Display Processor label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM 128 KB label value ROM 32 KB (Basic & BIOS) + 16 KB (SUB ROM > MSX-BASIC V3.0) + 128 KB (JIS-1 ROM) label value TEXT MODES 40 x 24 / 32 x 24 label value GRAPHIC MODES Same as MSX2 specs, plus 256 × 212/424\ Additional KANJI screen modes (Japanese text screen modes): 40x24, 32x24, 256x192, 64x48 label value COLORS 19268 label value SOUND FM-PAC (OPLL YM-2413) - 9 channel FM synthesizer label value I/O PORTS Joystick(1 or 2), Cardridge (2), Tape (1200/2400 bauds), RGB video output, CVBS/RF video output, Centronics, Sound output label value BUILT IN MEDIA one 720 KB, 3,5'' floppy disk drive label value OS MSX-DOS label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PRICE Unknown photos emulators links title subtitle text image DISK-DRIVE CLOSE-UP We can see here the Rensha-Turbo slider (used to adjust the auto-fire feature), the hardware-pause button and the 3.5" floppy disk-drive (720 KB). /media/museum/photos/sanyo_wavy70fd_3.jpg title subtitle text image WAVY 70FD2 Same as the Wavy 70FD but with two built-in 3.5" disk drives. /media/museum/photos/sanyo_wavy70fd2.jpg title url platform text BlueMSX http://www.bluemsx.com/ Windows Excellent emulator for Windows 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 FILE-HUNTER.COM http://www.file-hunter.com/ Excellent! All MSX emulators, sources and utilities! title url text The Ultimate MSX FAQ http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx2p.html MSX2+ specifications, and more! author date text Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) Saturday 6th April 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site author date text Jaume (spain) Monday 13rd December 2004 The rensha turbo (auto fire function) is basically a dumb implement to fill the second FD bay in only one Floppy models, remark the 2 floppy model haven't it. Also those models are 'unofficialy' imported to spain with the psu changed to 220 50Hz and a app in disk for display the tilde (Ñ) an are imported by a MSX spanish magazine , the price imported reaches a low end pc machine and is higher than an amiga or an atari. In fact, this model killed the standard in spain because people saw the "logical evolution" ridicously expensive /museum/msx-2-291 /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-wx-wsx /museum/sanyo-wavy-35 779 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230607190408/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=779 2023-06-07

This is a MSX 2+ computer. It'a kind of Wavy 35 with a built-in 3.5" disk-drive (720 KB).

No great enhancements over the MSX 2, the MSX 2+ has 19268 colors instead of 512, some more graphic / KANJI resolutions and the FM-PAC cartridge is included, providing 9 channels of FM sound without drums or 6 channels FM sound with 5 FM drums.

The Sanyo Wavy 70FD features the Rensha Turbo, which is a built-in auto-fire system. The repetition speed can be adjusted with a slider. There is also a PAUSE button, which hangs the system. Another special feature of the Wavy 70FD is the built in XBASIC language. It's also called KUN BASIC/KUN COMPILER, but it's real name seems to be MSX BASIC KUN (which means Mr. MSX Basic)

There was also a Wavy 70FD2 with two built-in 3.5" disk-drives (see pictures section). Another difference with the Wavy 70FD is apparently a 256 KB JIS-1 and JIS-2 ROM.

MSX2+ computers were only produced by Panasonic, Sony and Sanyo. They were only available in Japan...

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Source : MSX Ultimate FAQ

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