Philips VG-8235


The Philips VG-8235 is a Philips MSX2 compatible home computer, released in 1986 in Europe. It was developed and manufactured by the NEC.
The machine was the successor to the VG-8230, and features a dark case with 128KB of RAM and a built-in 360KB floppy disk drive and keyboard. The VG-8235 was eventually succeeded by the Philips NMS 8245 that offered a larger capacity 720KB floppy disc drive.

Description

The VG-8235 was a versatile machine, supporting not just gaming but also productivity tasks like word processing and programming. It was compatible with the popular BASIC programming language, making it a practical machine for hobbyists and students learning to code.
Various models were produced:VG-8235/00 with MSX-BASIC 2.0 and QWERTY keyboard;VG-8235/02 for the German market with MSX-BASIC 2.0 and QWERTZ keyboard;VG-8235/16 for the Spanish market with MSX-BASIC 2.0 and QWERTY keyboard with ñ key;VG-8235/19 for the French market with MSX-BASIC 2.0 and AZERTY keyboard;VG-8235/20 revised model with MSX-BASIC 2.1 and QWERTY keyboard;VG-8235/22/29 for the German market with MSX-BASIC 2.1 and QWERTZ keyboard;VG-8235/36 for the Spanish market with MSX-BASIC 2.1 and QWERTY keyboard with ñ key;VG-8235/39 for the French market with MSX-BASIC 2.1 and AZERTY keyboard.
The computer was sold in Italy as the Phonola VG-8235.
The VG-8235 comes with two disks containing applications: MSX-DOS 1, MSX Home Office and MSX Designer.

Specifications

The Philips VG-8235 had the following technical specifications: