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PASOPIA 7

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The PASOPIA 7 is a computer manufacture by [[Toshiba]] and sold in 1983.

This is the successor of the Pasopia 5. It has improved sound and graphics.

A cool feature was it was sold with three interchangeable colored panels, so it was possible to change the color of your computer any time you liked. There were blue, red and black panels.


== System Specifications ==

*Name = Toshiba Pasopia 7 or PA-7007
*Released = 1983
*Discontinued = Probably
*Processor = Zilog [[Z80]]A
*Memory = 64 kb RAM, 56 kb VRAM
*graphics = 320 x 200 x 8 colours and two screens / 640 x 200 x 8 colours and two screens ; 3-level RGB palette
*sound = TI SN76489 :2 voices, 6 octaves or 6 voices, 5 octaves and 2 noise channels (depends on sources informations)
*OS = T-Basic 7, [[CP/M]] optional
*predecessor = Toshiba Pasopia 5

== Colour Palette ==

*This computer is one of the rare ones to use the 3-level RGB palette, the same as the Amstrad CPC.

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== Links ==

* Silicium.org website : [[http://www.silicium.org/oldskool/divers/pasopia7.htm there]]

* WikiPedia : [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba_Pasopia_7 there]]

* Old-Computer.com : [[http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=413&st=1 there]]
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