 Sony SMC-70 Micro Computer at the Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) East 6.0, at the InfoAge Science Center | |
| Release date | September 1982 |
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| Operating system | CP/M 2.2 with custom color extensions, Sony BASIC language interpreter in ROM |
| CPU | Sharp Z-80A @ 4.028 MHz |
| Memory | 64 KB RAM |
| Storage | Cassette port 1200 bps, 4x optional 3.5" micro floppy disk drive, optional 8" floppy disk drive, optional hard disk drive |
| Display | Analog RGB & B/W composite video output: 40 × 25, 80 × 25 (8 × 8 dot matrix) monochrome (any two of 16 colors) text modes; 160 × 100 16 colors (4 pages), 320 × 200 16 colors, 640 × 200 4 colors, or 640 × 400 in monochrome graphic modes, 16 border colors |
| Graphics | HD46505S-1 CRT controller |
| Sound | 1 voice, 5 octave sounds |
| Input | Full-stroke keyboard, 72 keys with editing and arrow keys |
| Connectivity | RS-232C, Tape, Light Pen, Key Pad, Audio output, RGB Multi Out, B/W Multi Out, I/O Expansion connector, parallel printer. |
| Power | 120 V 50/60 Hz built-in power supply unit |
| Dimensions | (Width) 366 mm × (height) 90 mm × (depth) 444 mm |
| Mass | 4.8 kg |
| Related | SMC-70G, SMC-70GP |
Announced on May 17, 1982, the SMC-70 is a microcomputer that was produced by Sony and released in September 1982.[1] The system was initially released for general office use in the United States,[2] with the SMC-70G and SMC-70GP (released in 1983) designed for professional video generation, for example in character generation applications and digital video effect generation.
- ^ "Sony History". Sony Group Portal. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ Kline, Bruce (July 1983). "Sony's Marketable Micro" (PDF). Microcomputing. pp. 66–69.