ID Bandai Gundam RX-78
Short Name
Name Gundam RX-78
Company Bandai
Description The Gundam RX-78 was originaly a very popular manga animation movie from the 80's. Bandai then marketed a personal computer under this name...
Little is known about this small computer. Since the Gundam Rx-78 was only sold in Japan nearly all the information currently comes from Japanese websites.
The capabilities of the RX-78 were not bad at all for 1983, and the space between the keys offered the possibility to use keyboard overlays with games or applications, except maybe for complaints about the poor keyboard quality.
It appears that there were two cartridge slots at the back of the system. One slot was often used for the BS Basic programming language and the other could be used for special expansion cartridges (to connect a printer for example).
The BS-Basic cartridge was also equipped with connectors to plug a tape-recorder into the RX-78.
While games were the main software developed for this computer an asian brand word processor was also available.
Date Available September 1983
Type Computer
Emulators
Alternate Names Bandai Gundam RX-78
Links
Matches tosec Bandai Gundam RX-78 - Games
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    "name": "Gundam RX-78",
    "manufacturer": "Bandai",
    "type": "Home Computer",
    "origin": "Japan",
    "year": "September 1983",
    "built_in_language": "BS-BASIC delivered on cartridge",
    "keyboard": "QWERTY chicklet keyboard, 61 keys",
    "cpu": "Zilog Z80A",
    "speed": "4.1Mhz",
    "ram": "30 kb",
    "rom": "8 kb",
    "text_modes": "30 x 23",
    "graphic_modes": "192 x 184",
    "colors": "27",
    "sound": "3 voices (4 octaves) + 1 noise generator",
    "size_weight": "286 x 210 x 48.5 mm / 1.5kg",
    "io_ports": "2 joysticks sockets, 2 x cartridge slots, RF video, video & sound (RCA)",
    "power_supply": "DC 10.6V, 820mA",
    "price": "59800 yens (Japan, 1983)",
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