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Description
The Hitachi MB-H50 is a MSX computer with separate keyboard. It includes a system of LEDs to display the noise/music level, also when you are using a data recorder in LOAD or SAVE mode. This model was aimed at the Japanese market.
Three variations exist: MB-H50, MB-H50N and MB-H50S. Only the MB-H50 includes a MPN-8004H joypad, which is lacking from the other versions. The computers themselves are identical, the variation is indicated only on the box.
You can also notice that the MB-H50S is packaged in a simple box without extra info. This version was intended for the Research Institute of the Sanno Institute of Management, School Corporation.
| Brand | Hitachi |
| Model | MB-H50 / MB-H50N / MB-H50S |
| Year | 1986-10-21 |
| Region | Japan |
| Launch price | ¥24,800 |
| RAM | 64kB (in slot 3-2) |
| VRAM | 16kB |
| Media | MSX cartridges |
| Video | Toshiba T6950A |
| Audio | PSG (YM2149 integrated in MSX-Engine S3527) |
| Chipset | Yamaha S3527 |
| Keyboard layout | QWERTY/JIS |
| Extras | Sound Illumination Display, separate keyboard, 1 joypad MPN-8004H (MB-H50 only) |
| Emulation | ROM dumped and emulated, except the extra LEDs |
Pictures
+ Panasonic FS-JS220 joypad
Specifications
The MB-H50 is a MSX1 with a Z80A from Sharp (LH0080A) and an MSX-Engine S3527 from Yamaha.
The used VDP is the Toshiba T6950A, which does not support some undocumented features of the Texas Instruments TMS9918, TMS9928 and TMS9929 VDP's.
Slot Map
| Slot 0 | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3-0 | Slot 3-1 | Slot 3-2 | Slot 3-3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page C000h~FFFFh | Cartridge Slot 1 | Cartridge Slot 2 | 64kB RAM | |||||||
| Page 8000h~BFFFh | ||||||||||
| Page 4000h~7FFFh | Main-ROM | |||||||||
| Page 0000h~3FFFh |
Connections
- RF output
- Analog sound & Composite video
- Keyboard connector
- Data Recorder connector
- Centronics compatible Parallel port for a printer
- 2 general connectors (Joysticks, Mouse, Paddle controllers, etc)
- 2 cartridge slots