SVI-728

SVI-728
SVI-728 MSX
Product family
MSX
TypeHome computer
Released1984
MSX BASIC
MSX-DOS
CP/M 2.2
CPUZilog Z80A @ 3.58 MHz
Memory64 KB (+16 KB video memory)
3+1⁄2-inch floppy disks, ROM cartridge, cassette tapes
Display256x192 pixel resolution, 15 colours
GraphicsTMS9118/TMS9129 (NTSC/PAL)
SoundAY-3-8910
InputKeyboard
PredecessorSV-328
RelatedSVI-738
Spectravideo SVI-728 computer with tape drive in Helsinki Computer and game console museum.

The SVI-728 is the first home computer from Spectravideo that complied fully with the MSX home computer specification. It was introduced in 1984. The design is virtually identical to that of the earlier SV-328, which did not comply fully with the MSX standard.

The SVI-738 is a portable version of this computer.

Technical specifications

The SVI-728 had the following technical specifications:

Microprocessor
Memory
Video
Sound
  • 3 sound channels
  • 1 noise channels
  • 1 envelope controller
Connectors

References

  1. 1 2 "SVI 728". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ↑ Stewart, Terry (2021). "Spectravideo 728". Terry Stewart (Tezza)'s Vintage Classic Computer Collection. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. ↑ Ögren; Ögren; Edmundsson; Jonsson. "SVI-728 - HwB". The Hardware Book - HwB. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-03-18.