MSX TURBO-R

The MSX Turbo-R appeared in 1990, the first 16 bits MSX, with the new R800 processor the MSX got new speed of 28.6 Mhz, supported by the classic Z80A chip for compatibility reasons, the VDP was the same as the last generation, the V9958 from Yamaha.

In the sound hand, MSX Turbo-R included a new PCM chip to synthetise digitized sounds and new effects in the great TR games, the rest of sound was the same as the last generation, one FM chip and one Engine. MSX Turbo-R was made by Panasonic only, in two models, ST and GT, one of them with an integrated MIDI and a big tool ROM.

The MSX Turbo-R also has a good SRAM chip made for games which need to save game data.

MSX Turbo-R. Panasonic A1-ST

CPU VDP COLORES RESOLUTION SOUND
R800 28.6 Mhz y Z80A V9958 19268 512*424 8 canales FM (YM2413), 4 PSG, 1 PCM (8bits mono).
RAM VRAM BASIC DOS OTROS
256 Kb 128Kb 4.0 2.30 PPI I-8255A, Engine S3257.ROM con software, micrófono incorportado, tecla pause.

MSX Turbo-R Panasonic A1-GT

CPU VDP COLORES RESOLUTION SOUND
R800 28.6 Mhz y Z80A V9958 19268 512*424 8 canales FM, 1 PCM y 4 PSG, interface MIDI
RAM VRAM BASIC DOS OTROS
512 Kb 128 Kb 4.0 2.31 PPI I8255A, Engine S3257, ROM con MSX View, micrófono, tecla pause