Sanyo PHC-25

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| type = Home computer

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| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1982}}

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| price = $264 (US, 1983)

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| os = Sanyo BASIC V1.3

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| cpu = NEC D780C @ 4 MHz

| memory = 16KB RAM, 6KB VRAM, 24KB ROM

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| graphics = Motorola 6847 Video Display Generator

| sound = Optional (PSG-01 extension)

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The Sanyo PHC-25 is a home computer released in Japan in 1982 by the electronics company Sanyo.{{Cite web |last=Quénard |first=Nicolas |date=2011 |title=Le Sanyo PHC-25 - Spécifications / Technique |url=http://www.phc25.com/specstech.htm |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=www.phc25.com}}{{Cite web |last=Vernoni |first=Giacomo |date=2017-02-03 |title=Sanyo PHC-25 (1982) |url=https://www.oldcomputr.com/sanyo-phc-25-1982/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Oldcomputr.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Dvorak |first=John |date=January 31, 1983 |title=Inexpensive home computers highlight Winter CES |pages=15, 18 |work=InfoWorld |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ATAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanyo+PHC-25&pg=PA18}} The machine was presented on the U.S. at the 1983 CES with a price of $264. PHC is an acronym for Personal Home Computer.

It is a member of the same family as the Sanyo PHC-10 and Sanyo PHC-20.{{Cite web |title=Sanyo PHC-25 |url=https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=192 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=old-computers.com}} It came with Sanyo Basic v1.3, an eighty instruction BASIC dialect. A few emulators exist for this system.{{Cite web |title=ePHC-20 / ePHC-25 / eMAP-1010 / eCEFUCOM-21 謎WIPページ |url=http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/phc25/index.html |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp}}{{Cite web |title=Liste des Emulateurs Sanyo PHC-20 / PHC-25 |url=http://www.emu-france.com/emulateurs/10-ordinateurs/251-sanyo-phc-20-phc-25/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Emu-France |language=fr-FR}}

Technical specifications

The computer had the following technical specifications:{{Cite book |url=https://manualmachine.com/sanyo/phc25/7112956-user-manual/ |title=Ordinateur Individuel SANYO PHC-25 Notice d'emploi |publisher=Sanyo |language=French}}

  • CPU: NEC D780C (compatible Zilog Z80A), 4 MHz
  • Memory: 16K RAM, 6KB VRAM, 24K ROM
  • Keyboard: 65 keys, 4 function keys, 4 arrow keys
  • Graphics: Motorola 6847, 16 x 16 / 32 x 16 text; 64 x 48 (8 colors) / 128 x 192 (4 colors) / 256 x 192 (4 colors) graphics
  • Sound: Optional (PSG-01 extension)
  • I/O Ports: DIN-8 cassette tape connector, printer port, DIN-8 RGB video out, composite video out, expansion port

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