Philips VG‑8010

The VG-8010 is the second MSX computer released by the Dutch company Philips. Like the VG-8000, it is manufactured in France (at de Mans by La Radiotechnique), but comes with more RAM: 32 kB (not 48 kB as indicated on the box and the machine by adding the VRAM).

Philips VG‑8010

The VG-8010 is the second MSX computer released by the Dutch company Philips. Like the VG-8000, it is manufactured in France (at de Mans by La Radiotechnique), but comes with more RAM: 32 kB (not 48 kB as indicated on the box and the machine by adding the VRAM).

It has the same limitations as its predecessor: no Centronics port, no expansion bus, no separate audio output, a bad keyboard and a non-standard PAL connector and using an external power supply.

Catalog type
Desktop computer
Manufacturer
Release Date
January 1984
Processor
Zilog Z80 @ 3.58MHz
Memory
32 kB
Storage
Cassette
Operation System
MSX Basic

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