Philips P2000
MHz | |
Memory | 16 KB RAM, expandable to 48 KB [1] |
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Display | Text mode 40 × 25, 7 Colors |
Graphics | Mullard SAA5050 Teletext chip |
Sound | Beeper, 1 channel |
Connectivity | 2 cartridge slots T version: TV aerial, RGB, Serial M version: Monochrome composite video, FDD interface, Serial |
The Philips P2000T
The P2000 systems can be emulated with the MESS software, and since 2015 they are part of MAME.[1] Other emulators also exist.[9]
P2000T
The P2000T was a
CLOAD
command) or free space (CSAVE
). A command to display the directory of the cassette also exists.[1]Philips used components they already produced for other markets (television sets and dictation machines) to quickly design a small computer system. It was partially designed by Austrian professor Dieter Hammer. They also copied the ROM cartridge system from their Videopac G7000 game system. One of these cartridges contained Microsoft BASIC.[12] It was also possible to use cassette tape floppies.
Although the teletext video chip permitted a quick entry into the home computer market, it was also the major weakness of the P2000T. Using the
As a result, the P2000T had only limited success, and Philips later replaced it with their MSX machines. The machine did gain popularity in Netherlands, especially in the areas of science, education,[3] and data communications (videotex).
Initially, in 1981, the computer cost 3000 guilders (€2725 in 2015's money). In 1984 the price was lowered to 1200 guilders (€967 in 2015's money).[3][14]
P2000M
The P2000M incorporated two 5¼-inch floppy disk drives,[7] besides a built-in monochrome screen. It could run CP/M or Microsoft BASIC applications, depending on the cartridge used. It was incompatible with the P2000T due to the way it handled display of special characters (color, "graphics mode"), which made most P2000T games unplayable.
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- ^ Kohnke, Wolfgang (2001). "P2000". Wolfgang Kohnke Industriemeister Druck. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Gutmeier, Thomas. "Philips P2000T". 8Bit-Homecomputermuseum Retrocomputer, Heimcomputer und Videospiele der 80er. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Listing of all Philips P2000T games". The Video Games Museum. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Historische waarde van de gulden". 20 April 2023. iisg.nl. Accessed 2 December 2016.