Hotbit
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Type | home computer |
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Release date | November, 1985 |
Discontinued | 1988 |
Operating system | MSX BASIC, MSX-DOS, CP/M |
CPU | Zilog Z80A @ 3.58 MHz |
Memory | 64 KB–512 KB (max.) |
The Hotbit HB-8000 was an MSX1 home computer developed and sold by the Brazilian subsidiary of Japanese corporation Sharp through its EPCOM home computer division, 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]
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.
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) |
Peripherals
![](../I/m/Cartucho_Hotbit_HB-3000.jpg)
Serial interface for external Modem HB-3000.
- HB-100: joystick
- HB-2400: tape recorder
- HB-3000 or HB-3001: external modem
- HB-3600: Dual disk drive controller and power supply. Sold in a bundle with one HB-6000 drive
- HB-4000: 80 columns card with the V9938 VDP inside
- HB-4100: 64KB RAM expansion
- HB-6000: 5¼" disk drive (slim height), 360 KB
Notes
External links
- (Portuguese)-Sharp Hotbit