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Description
The Sony HB-F900 is a computer aimed at the Japanese professional market. It can do superimposing with genlock signal (GENerator LOCK) via a specific video I/F connector on the back.
Combined with the HBI-F900 AV Creator (video/soundmixer and digitizer), it's a very professionnal machine.
This model is available in black (B) or in white (W) color. The separate keyboard (KBD-13 or KBD13(B)) comes either from the HB-F500 or the HB-T600 rather than a dedicated design.
It was sold with the MOS-1 mouse and the "Wordship" (Japanese Word Processor) on floppy disk.
A set of advanced tools was also released for the HB-F900 / HBI-F900 system: see HBS-H022D.
| Brand | Sony |
| Model | HB-F900 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Region | Japan |
| Launch price | ¥148,000 |
| RAM | 256kB in slot 3-1 |
| VRAM | 128kB |
| Media | MSX cartridges, 2DD floppy disks |
| Video | Yamaha V9938 |
| Audio | PSG (YM2149 integrated in MSX-Engine S1985) |
| Chipset | Yamaha S1985 |
| Keyboard layout | QWERTY/JP50on + numeric keypad |
| Extras | 2x 720kB 3,5" floppy disk drive, internal speaker, reset button, Kanji-ROM JIS level 1, superimposition capacity + SonyVideo1 BASIC, sold with MOS-1 mouse + two floppy disks with MSX-DOS 1 and "Wordship" Japanese Word Processor (program + data) |
| Emulation | ROMs dumped and emulated except for the HBI-F900 functionality |
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Specifications
The HB-F900 is a MSX2 with a Z80A from Sharp (LH0080A) or NEC (uPD780C) and an MSX-Engine S1985 from Yamaha.
The optional AV creator HBI-F900 interface is needed to digitize images, create video effects and even edit video. The AV creator is only available in black.
Slot Map
| Slot 0 | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3-0 | Slot 3-1 | Slot 3-2 | Slot 3-3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page C000h~FFFFh | Cartridge Slot 1 | Cartridge Slot 2 | 256kB Memory Mapper | |||||||
| Page 8000h~BFFFh | ||||||||||
| Page 4000h~7FFFh | Main-ROM | Disk ROM | Firmware | |||||||
| Page 0000h~3FFFh | Sub-ROM |
- The firmware is a 8kB "Video Utility" ROM (4000h-5FFFh) containing SonyVideo1 BASIC
Connections
- RGB output (RGB (8-pin DIN 45326))
- Analog sound & Composite video
- Keyboard connector
- Data Recorder connector
- Centronics compatible Parallel port for a printer
- 2 general connectors (Joysticks, Mouse, Paddle controlers, etc)
- 2 cartridge slots
- Video I/F connector for HBI-F900
- AC power socket
- AC power plug male
External Links
- Sony HB-F900 / HBI-F900 Flyer (Japanese)
- Sony HB-F900 on Generation-MSX
- Detailed look at the HB-F900 (Japanese)
- Info about the HB-F900 (Japanese) - archived version
- Blog post about the HB-F900 (Korean)
- Blog post showing the internals of the HB-F900 (Korean)
- Blog post showing the repair of a F900 with no cartridge detection (Portuguese)