Canon V-20 (EU)
Contents |
Description
This Canon V-20 is the adaptation for the European market of the original Japanese V-20. There is also a specific version for France: see V-20 (FR).
For the photography fans, this machine is recommended to be used with an innovative digital Interface Unit DMB between the computer and the Canon T90 Single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. DMB-90 means Data Memory Back 90.
- Official price for United Kingdom: £280
- Official price in the Netherlands: ƒ1095 (imported by Holland Systema b.v.)
| Brand | Canon |
| Model | V-20 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Launch price | FI: 1995 FIM (imported by Canon Oy) UK: £280 NL: ƒ1095 (imported by Holland Systema b.v.) |
| RAM | 64kB in slot 3 |
| VRAM | 16kB |
| Media | MSX cartridges |
| Video | Texas Instruments TMS9929ANL |
| Audio | PSG (YM2149) |
| Chipset | none (separate IC's) |
| Keyboard layout | QWERTY with a "£" key |
| Extras | |
| Emulation | ROM dumped and emulated |
Pictures
Specifications
The Canon V-20 (EU) is a MSX1 with a Z80 from Zilog.
The top cartridge port corresponds to the slot 2.
Slot Map
| Slot 0 | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page C000h~FFFFh | Left cartridge slot | Top cartridge slot | 64kB RAM | ||||
| Page 8000h~BFFFh | |||||||
| Page 4000h~7FFFh | Main-ROM | ||||||
| Page 0000h~3FFFh |
Connections
- RF output
- Analog sound output (mono)
- Composite video output
- Tape recorder connector
- Centronics compatible Parallel port for a printer
- 2 general connectors (joysticks, mouse, paddle controllers, ...)
- 2 cartridge slots