Toshiba Pasopia 7 | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1983
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Zilog Z80A, 4 MHz
- RAM: 64 KB
- FDD: –
- HDD: –
- Audio: Six octaves, two voices
- Connectors/Ports: printer, serial, processor card, audio cassette, RGB
- Case: Keyboard type
- Monitor: Color
- OS: T-Basic 7
The Toshiba Pasopia 7 has a Zilog Z80A processor at 4 MHz and memory of 64kB. It ran with the operating system of T-Basic 7 version. In the computer division, best selling models of the series derived from the Pasopia series and the Txxx series sold internationally.
Toshiba Corporation is an electronics multi national conglomerate involved in different divisions through the years. Products and services included electronics, semi conductors, printers, hard drives, batteries. The list among them also includes power and social infrastructure, elevators and IT solutions.
Toshiba was considered one of the biggest manufacturers of personal computers, home appliances, even medical equipment. It also showed Japan’s technological prowess, but a recent scandal and subsidiary’s filing for bankruptcy affected its reputation.
Unfortunately, a few years ago the corporation announced the split into three companies. Each one would focus on a different line on infrastructure, electronic devices and the remaining divisions.
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