The SV-318 is the basic model of the Spectravideo range. It was fitted with a chiclet style keyboard, which was difficult to use, alongside a combination cursor pad/ joystick . This is a disc-shaped affair with a hole in the centre; put a red plastic 'stick' in the hole and with a built-in joystick , remove the stick and it is a directional arrow pad for word processing etc. This machine also had only 16 KB of user RAM (plus an additional 16 KB of video RAM ), which limited its usefulness. However, this could be expanded via an external peripheral box.
5-476: This machine is basically identical to its big brother the SV-328 , the only differences being in the keyboard and amount of memory . The two machine's ROM , expandability, mainboard and case were identical. Reference to the operating system Microsoft Extended BASIC is not to be confused with MSX BASIC , although some marketing at the time claimed that Microsoft Extended is what MSX stood for. The SV-318
10-602: A respectable amount for its time. Other than the keyboard and RAM, this machine was identical to its little brother, the SV-318 . The SV-328 is the design on which the MSX standard was based. Spectravideo 's MSX-compliant successor to the 328, the SV-728 , looks almost identical, the only immediately noticeable differences being a larger cartridge slot in the central position (to fit MSX standard cartridges), lighter shaded keyboard and
15-704: Is not fully compliant with the MSX standard. In 1983, Spectravideo announced the SV-603 ColecoVision Video Game Adapter for the SV-318. The company stated that the $ 70 product allowed users to "enjoy the entire library of exciting ColecoVision video-game cartridges". Popular Mechanics in February 1984 stated that the Spectravideo SV-318 "is worth searching out ... a very nice little machine". The magazine liked
20-556: The MSX badging. Reference to the operating system Microsoft Extended BASIC is not to be confused with MSX BASIC , although some marketing at the time claimed that Microsoft Extended is what MSX stood for. More than 130 games were released for the system. The standard ports of a SV-318 / SV-328 support only a few peripherals such as the SV-903 tape drive, a CVBS monitor (or external RF modulator for TV), and two joysticks . However
25-624: The integrated joystick and "stunning" graphics, but advised consumers to consider the small software library before purchasing. More than 130 games were released for the system. SV-328 The SV-328 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Spectravideo in June 1983. It was the business-targeted model of the Spectravideo range, sporting a compact full-travel keyboard with numeric keypad . It had 80 KB RAM (64 KB available for software , remaining 16 KB video memory ),
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