Philips NMS-8250
DeveloperPhilips
ManufacturerSanyo
Typehome computer
Release date1986
Operating systemMSX BASIC V2
CPUZilog Z80A @ 3.56 MHz
Memory128 KB
GraphicsYM9938
SoundS-3527 PSG
Backward
compatibility		MSX2

NMS-8250, (NMS is short for "New Media Systems") was a professional MSX2 home computer for the high end market, with two built in floppy disk drives in a "pizza box" configuration, released in 1986.[1][2][3] The machine was in fact manufactured by Sanyo and it is basically the MPC-25FS with a different color.

It featured professional video output possibilities, such as SCART for a better picture quality, and a detachable keyboard.

Technical specifications

  • Processor: Zilog Z80A with a clock speed of 3,56 MHz.
  • Memory: ROM: 64 kB (MSX 2: 48 kB, Disk BASIC: 16 kB), RAM: 256 kB (VRAM: 128 kB, main memory: 128 kB).
  • Display: VDP Yamaha YM9938 (80×24, 40×24 and 32×24 character text in four colors - two foreground colors and two background colors; resolution of 512×212 pixels (with 16 from 512 colors) or 256×212 (with 256 from 512 colors).
  • Controller chip: MSX-Engine (S-3527, real-time clock with rechargeable battery).
  • Sound: PSG (S-3527, 3 sound channels, one noise channel)
  • Floppy drive: 3,5 inch, 720 kB double sided.
  • Connectors: mains cable, RF-output, CVBS monitor, luminance video output connector (for monochrome monitors), tulip (RCA) connector audio output, SCART audio/video-output using RGB, data recorder, Centronics compatible parallel printer port, detachable keyboard connector, two joysticks, two cartridge slots.
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References

  1. ↑ "Philips NMS 8250". HomeComputerMuseum (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Philips NMS 8250". Computer Garden. 2009.
  3. ↑ "Philips - NMS 8250". Generation MSX.
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