Nothing is known about the history of this computer which was probably sold only in Japan.
It was one of the rare professional computer to use the 16-bit Texas Instruments TMS-9900 microprocessor, also used in the TI-99/4 home computer.
A Basic interpreter and Assembler were available on diskette.
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NAME
PHC 3000
MANUFACTURER
Sanyo
TYPE
Professional Computer
ORIGIN
Japan
YEAR
1979
BUILT IN LANGUAGE
None
KEYBOARD
101 keys with numeric & editing keypad and 9 function keys
CPU
TMS-9900
SPEED
Unknown
RAM
32 KB up to 56 KB + optional 64 KB of data memory
VRAM
2 KB
ROM
2 KB boot ROM
TEXT MODES
80 char. x 24 lines - 5 x 9 dot-matrix - 12'' display
GRAPHIC MODES
None - 64 graphic characters
COLORS
Monochrome green
SOUND
Beeper
SIZE / WEIGHT
53.2 (W) x 64 (D) x 38.2 (H) (incl. keyboard) / 28.5 kg
I/O PORTS
Serial port. Optional 2nd Serial, Parallel, Printer
BUILT IN MEDIA
1 or 2 PERTEC 5.25'' double sided, single density 133 KB FDD