Toshiba Pasopia 7

The Pasopia 7 was a Japanese home computer with a Z80A processor, colour graphics, programmable sound and Microsoft BASIC. Its keyboard console supported cassette and disk storage plus expansion for business and hobby use.

It was Toshiba’s principal pre-MSX home computer and competed in Japan’s diverse early-1980s domestic market before the company adopted the MSX standard.

Notable Features

• Multiple text and bitmap display modes
• Programmable colour palette and PSG sound
• Expansion support for disk and communications hardware

Historical Significance

• It was Toshiba’s principal pre-MSX home computer and competed in Japan’s diverse early-1980s domestic market before the company adopted the MSX standard.

Collector’s Notes

• Japanese documentation and proprietary peripherals are important because the Pasopia 7 had little distribution outside its home market.
• Memory, storage, displays and expansion hardware should be documented because configurations often changed during a system’s working life.

Specifications

Technical Information
Name	Toshiba Pasopia 7
Manufacturer	Toshiba
Launched	Saturday, January 1, 1983
Launch Price	¥119,800
Country	Japan
CPU	Zilog Z80A
Units Sold
Form Factor	Keyboard console
Power	Internal mains power supply
Networking	Optional
Operating System	Microsoft BASIC; CP/M with disk system
Expansion / I/O	Joystick, cassette, printer, expansion and display ports
Keyboard	Integrated Japanese keyboard
Storage	Cassette; optional 5.25-inch floppy disk
Sound	AY-3-8910 programmable sound generator
Colours	8
Graphics	Up to 640 x 200 monochrome; lower-resolution colour modes
Display	Television or RGB monitor
ROM	32 KB system ROM plus character ROM
RAM	64 KB
CPU Speed	4 MHz