The Sanyo PHC-25 is a home computer released in Japan in 1982 by the electronics company Sanyo. The machine was presented on the U.S. at the 1983 CES with a price of $264. PHC is an acronym for Personal Home Computer.
It is a member of the same family as the Sanyo PHC-10 and Sanyo PHC-20. It came with Sanyo Basic v1.3, an eighty instruction BASIC dialect. A few emulators exist for this system.
Technical specifications
The computer had the following technical specifications:1112
- CPU: NEC D780C (compatible Zilog Z80A), 4 MHz
- Memory: 16K RAM, 6KB VRAM, 24K ROM
- Keyboard: 65 keys, 4 function keys, 4 arrow keys
- Graphics: Motorola 6847, 16 x 16 / 32 x 16 text; 64 x 48 (8 colors) / 128 x 192 (4 colors) / 256 x 192 (4 colors) graphics
- Sound: Optional (PSG-01 extension)
- I/O Ports: DIN-8 cassette tape connector, printer port, DIN-8 RGB video out, composite video out, expansion port
References
Quénard, Nicolas (2011). "Le Sanyo PHC-25 - Spécifications / Technique". www.phc25.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26. http://www.phc25.com/specstech.htm ↩
Vernoni, Giacomo (2017-02-03). "Sanyo PHC-25 (1982)". Oldcomputr.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26. https://www.oldcomputr.com/sanyo-phc-25-1982/ ↩
Dvorak, John (January 31, 1983). "Inexpensive home computers highlight Winter CES". InfoWorld. pp. 15, 18. https://books.google.com/books?id=ATAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanyo+PHC-25&pg=PA18 ↩
Vernoni, Giacomo (2017-02-03). "Sanyo PHC-25 (1982)". Oldcomputr.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26. https://www.oldcomputr.com/sanyo-phc-25-1982/ ↩
Dvorak, John (January 31, 1983). "Inexpensive home computers highlight Winter CES". InfoWorld. pp. 15, 18. https://books.google.com/books?id=ATAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanyo+PHC-25&pg=PA18 ↩
"Sanyo PHC-25". old-computers.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30. https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=192 ↩
"Sanyo PHC-25". old-computers.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30. https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=192 ↩
Quénard, Nicolas (2011). "Le Sanyo PHC-25 - Spécifications / Technique". www.phc25.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26. http://www.phc25.com/specstech.htm ↩
"ePHC-20 / ePHC-25 / eMAP-1010 / eCEFUCOM-21 謎WIPページ". takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2022-12-26. http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/phc25/index.html ↩
"Liste des Emulateurs Sanyo PHC-20 / PHC-25". Emu-France (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-26. http://www.emu-france.com/emulateurs/10-ordinateurs/251-sanyo-phc-20-phc-25/ ↩
Quénard, Nicolas (2011). "Le Sanyo PHC-25 - Spécifications / Technique". www.phc25.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26. http://www.phc25.com/specstech.htm ↩
Ordinateur Individuel SANYO PHC-25 Notice d'emploi (in French). Sanyo. https://manualmachine.com/sanyo/phc25/7112956-user-manual/ ↩