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Description
The Sanyo PHC-28S was aimed at the French market. However the keyboard is QWERTY instead of AZERTY as would be typical for the French market. This model is based on the MPC-5.
Contrary to the Japanese machine, this computer has an expansion bus slot: it can be used as third cartridge slot with an adapter, which was original meant for the MEB-01 slot expander, which in turn can be connected to the MPC-X, a Graphic Expander Unit which adds a MSX2 palette, high-resolution, superimposing, still function and zooming and supports a lightpen. Note however that Sanyo has never released the MPC-X in Europe.
This machine has also been released in France by the German company Olympia as the PHC-28 with an AZERTY keyboard.
| Brand | Sanyo |
| Type | PHC-28S |
| Year | 1984 |
| Region | France |
| Original price | |
| RAM | 16kB in slot 0 |
| VRAM | 16kB |
| Media | MSX cartridges |
| Video | Texas Instruments TMS9929ANL |
| Audio | PSG (AY-3-8910) |
| Chipset | none (separate IC's) |
| Keyboard layout | QWERTY with a "£" key |
| Extras | Reset button |
| Emulation | ROM dumped and emulated. The rear expansion port is handled like a regular MSX cartridge slot. |
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Specifications
THe PHC-28S is a MSX1 with a Z80A from Sharp (LH0080A). It was often proposed with a RAM extension of 16kB or 48kB.
Compared to the model MPC-5, a printer port and an expansion bus have been added, the RF output has been replaced by a RGB output.
Slot Map
| Slot 0 | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page C000h~FFFFh | RAM | Cartridge Slot 1 | Cartridge Slot 2 | Expansion Bus | |||
| Page 8000h~BFFFh | |||||||
| Page 4000h~7FFFh | Main-ROM | ||||||
| Page 0000h~3FFFh |
Connections
- RGB output
- Analog sound output (mono)
- Composite video output
- Data Recorder connector
- Centronics compatible Parallel port for a printer
- 2 general connectors (Joysticks, Mice, Paddle controllers, etc)
- 2 cartridge slots
- 1 Expansion bus slot (slot 3)