Philips P2000

P2000
Philips P2000T
ManufacturerPhilips Austria
TypeHome computer
Release dateMarch 1980 (1980-03)[1]
Introductory price3000 guilders (equivalent to 2725 EUR in 2015)
Operating system4 KB ROM containing BASIC and JWSDOS, CP/M with extra card[1] + 12 KB Cartridge
CPUZilog Z80 @ 2.5 MHz
Memory16 KB RAM, expandable to 48 KB [1]
DisplayText mode 40 × 25, 7 Colors
GraphicsMullard SAA5050 Teletext chip
SoundBeeper, 1 channel
Connectivity2 cartridge slots
T version: TV aerial, RGB, Serial
M version: Monochrome composite video, FDD interface, Serial

The Philips P2000T[2][3][4] home computer was Philips' first real entry in the home computer market in 1980,[5] after the Philips Videopac G7000 game system[6] (better known in North America as the Magnavox Odyssey2) which they already sold to compete with the Atari 2600 and similar game systems. There was also a P2000M[2][5][7][4] version with an additional 80-column text card for use with a monochrome monitor. This version shipped with a monitor cabinet also housing a dual 5¼-inch floppy disk drive.[1] The P2000C version, introduced in 1982, was portable.[5][4][8]

The P2000 systems can be emulated with the MESS software, and since 2015 they are part of MAME.[1] Other emulators also exist.[9]

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