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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

The VG-8020 was Philips' third MSX computer introduced in 1984, after the VG-8000 and the VG-8010 computers.

With a price of 2990 Fr, 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 and featured a Zilog Z80A microprocessor clocked at 3.56 MHz, 64KB of RAM, 16KB of VRAM, two cartridge slots and two joystick ports.

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.

Models

The computer was marketed in several variants:

• 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

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

References

1. ^ "VG 8020 Philips". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
2. Briqunullus (2022). "Philips VG-8020". MSX Resource Center.
3. ^ "Philips VG 8020 MSX. ObsoletePC". www.obsoletepc.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
4. ^ "Philips VG-8020". www.obsolete-tears.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
5. ^ "Philips VG-8020". VideoGameGeek. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
6. "Ordenador personal Philips VG-8020 fabricado por Philips en 1983 🖥️ Museo de la Informática". Museo de la Informática (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-04.
7. WDA), Winter Development Association (Association (1997-10-20). "Association WDA - Description MSX VG 8020/19 - Preservation du patrimoine numerique, depuis 1988". Association WDA (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-04.
8. "Philips MSX Collection". www.bastilborghs.nl. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

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