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PV-2000

The PV-2000, also known as RakuGaki, is a home computer manufactured by Casio and released in Japan in 1983, with a launch price of ¥29,800. It has similar hardware to MSX machines, but uses a different sound chip, memory allocations and BIOS.

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Casio PV-2000
ManufacturerCasio
Typehome computer
Released
Introductory price
29,800¥
MediaROM cartridge
C83-BASIC v 1.0
CPUPD-780C @ 3.579 MHz
Memory4 KB
Display256 x 192 resolution, 15 colours
GraphicsTMS9918A
SoundSN76489AN
InputJoystick

The PV-2000, also known as RakuGaki, is a home computer manufactured by Casio and released in Japan in 1983, with a launch price of ¥29,800.12 It has similar hardware to MSX machines, but uses a different sound chip, memory allocations and BIOS.

History

The PV-2000 was released shortly after the PV-1000 game console.3 It was intended as a home computer and featured an integrated keyboard. It is compatible with PV-1000 controllers but not its games, as it features a different architecture.456

Technical details

The PV-2000 was powered by a NEC PD-780C CPU (compatible with the Zilog Z80) running at 3.579Mhz, with 4 KB RAM, and 16 KB of VRAM.2 It had a TMS9918A graphics chip capable of generating 256×192 pixels graphics with 15 colours and 32 sprites. Sound was produced by a SN76489AN with three channel sound capability with 4 octaves. The operating system was C83-BASIC v 1.0, similar to MSX BASIC.

PV-2000 games

Only eleven games were released for the Casio PV-2000, listed here by serial number:78

Certain games such as Ski Command and Pachinko UFO were also released on MSX.20

See also

See also

References

References

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  11. "Galaga [GPB-103] (Casio PV-2000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI) : Casio : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming". Internet Archive. 1983. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  12. Casio (1983), Pooyan [GPB-104] (Casio PV-2000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI), retrieved 2025-04-18
  13. Casio (1983), Super Cobra [GPB-105] (Casio PV-2000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI), retrieved 2025-04-18
  14. Casio (1983), Front Line [GPB-106] (Casio PV-2000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI), retrieved 2025-04-18
  15. Casio (1983), Ski Command [GPB-107] (Casio PV-2000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI), retrieved 2025-04-18
  16. Casio (1983), Pachinko-UFO [GPB-108] (Casio PV-2000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI), retrieved 2025-04-18
  17. Casio (1983), Rakugaki Special [GPB-109] (Casio PV-2000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI), retrieved 2025-04-18
  18. Casio (1983), Excite Mahjong 2 [GPB-110] (Casio PV-2000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI), retrieved 2025-04-18
  19. "mame/hash/pv2000.xml at master · mamedev/mame". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  20. Generation-MSX.nl. "All Casio software that they developed". Generation MSX. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2026-01-27.