SV-328
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The SV-328 was the business-targeted model of the Spectravideo range, sporting a rather crowded full-travel keyboard with numeric keypad, and no built-in joystick (though the arrow keys mimicked this function). It had 80 kB RAM (64 kB available for software, remaining 16 kB video memory), a respectable amount for its time. Other than the keyboard and RAM, this machine was identical to the SV-318, and it was common to find 318s that had the extra memory and better keyboard fitted to upgrade them to the more useful 328 specification[citation needed].
The SV-328 is the design on which the MSX standard was based. Spectravideo's MSX-compliant successor to the 328, the SVI-728, looks almost identical, the only immediately noticeable differences being a larger cartridge slot (to fit MSX standard cartridges) and the MSX badging.
At back of SV-318 / SVI-328, adapters permit to connect only a few peripherals, such as a tape drive (SV-903), a CVBS monitor and joysticks. However, with a Super Expander unit, more options were available:
- SV-803 Memory Expansion Card, 16 Kb
- SV-807 Memory Expansion Card, 64 Kb
- SV-805 RS232 Card
- SV-701 Internal Modem 300 Bd
- SV-802 Centronics Parallel Port Card
- SV-806 80-column video Card
- SV-801 Floppy Controller Card
- Hard Disk Controller Card
- SV-809 Network Card
- SV-602 MiniExpander (allow only connect a card) .
- SV-601a Expander case with power supply and many slots. External disk drives
- SV-601b SuperExpander, equal but with internal floppy / HD
- SV-603 Colecovision adapter
- SV-901 80-columns printer at 50 cps (a refurbished Seikosha). Are sold with the SV-801
- SV-902 External floppy. First SSDD, now DSDD
- SV-903 SVI Cassette
- SV-105 Graphics Tablet
