Philips NMS-8250

Developer	Philips
Manufacturer	Sanyo
Type	home computer
Release date	1986
Operating system	MSX BASIC V2
CPU	Zilog Z80A @ 3.56 MHz
Memory	128 KB
Graphics	YM9938
Sound	S-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.

Gallery

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  NMS-8255 (two drives) front view
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  NMS-8255 back view
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  NMS-8250 keyboard
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  NMS-8250 box

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