Philips VG-8020

The VG-8020 was Philips' third MSX computer introduced in 1984, after the VG-8000 and the VG-8010 computers.^[1][2][3][4]

Philips VG-8020

Developer	Philips
Manufacturer	Kyocera
Type	home computer
Release date	1984
Operating system	MSX BASIC 1.0
CPU	Zilog Z80A @ 3.56 MHz
Memory	64 KB
Removable storage	data recorder, cartridge
Display	RF output, CVBS: 256 × 192 pixels, 16 colors
Graphics	TMS9929A
Sound	AY-3-8910
Controller input	Joystick
Backward compatibility	MSX1
Predecessor	Philips VG-8010

With a price of 2990 Fr,^[4] the machine was MSX1 standard compatible, had a real keyboard (instead of a chiclet keyboard like its predecessors) and a printer port (missing on the previous models).

The VG-8020 was manufactured by Kyocera^[5] and featured a Zilog Z80A microprocessor clocked at 3.56 MHz, 64KB of RAM, 16KB of VRAM, two cartridge slots and two joystick ports.^[3][4]

The machine came with MSX BASIC 1.0 in ROM and graphics were provided by a Texas Instruments TMS9929A, with RF and composite video outputs. Sound was generated by a General Instruments AY-3-8910 chip.

It was replaced by the VG-8220, a MSX2 compatible machine.^[4]

Models

The computer was marketed in several variants:^{[1][5][6][7][8]}

• Philips VG-8020/00 (PAL, QWERTY keyboard, 1984)
• Philips VG-8020/19 (SECAM, AZERTY keyboard, RGB out, black case, France, 1985)
• Philips VG-8020/20 (PAL, QWERTY keyboard layout, revised motherboard, 1986)
• Philips VG-8020/29 (Germany, 1986)
• Philips VG-8020/40 (revised motherboard)
• Phonola VG 8020 (Italy)

Gallery

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  Philips VG-8020
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  VG-8020 back connectors
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  Philips VG-8020 with joystick
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  Philips VG 8020/19
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  Title screen of The Goonies in a VG 8020/19