The Hotbit HB-8000 was a MSX1 home computer marketed by Epcom, and developed by the Brazilian subsidiary of Japanese corporation Sharp, in mid-1980s. The MSX machines were very popular in Brazil at the time, and they virtually killed all the other competing 8 bit microcomputers in the Brazilian market.[1]
[edit] Versions 1-1.2
The Hotbit had three versions: 1.0 and 1.1 with gray and white case and 1.2, with a black case and a ROM slightly modified to solve an ASCII table compatibility issue with the other popular Brazilian MSX, the Gradiente Expert.
[edit] Technical specifications
| CPU |
Zilog Z80A @ 3.58 MHz |
| RAM |
64 KB |
| VRAM |
16 KB (TMS9928NL) |
| ROM |
32 KB |
| Keyboard |
mechanic, 73 keys (with 4 cursor keys), reset key |
| Display |
text: 40×24 rows; graphics: 256×192 pixels, 16 colours, 32 sprites |
| Sound |
General Instrument AY-3-8910 (PSG), 3 voices, white noise |
| Ports |
2 joystick connectors, TV out, sound out, tape recorder connector, parallel port, 2 cartridge slots |
| Storage |
tape recorder (1200/2400 bps) or one or two external 5¼" disk drive (360 KB) |
[edit] Peripherals
Serial interface for external Modem HB-3000.
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