December Days 2021 #7: It Claims To Do What Ninten-doesn't

[Welcome to December Days, where I natter on about things organized around a theme (sometimes very loosely), one a day, for 31 days. This year, we're taking a look back at some touchpoints along the way of my journey with computing and computing devices.]

• CPU: Motorola 68000 at 7.61 MHz, Zilog Z80 @ 3.56 MHz (Compatibility and Sound Controller)


• Memory: 64 KB RAM, 1 MB of ROM, 64KB dedicated video RAM, 8 KB of dedicated sound RAM


• Graphics: Yamaha YM7101 Video Display Processor: 61 simultaneous colors of 512 color pallete @ 320 x 224. Sprites, tiles, the whole thing.


• Sound: A Texas Instruments 76489 chip for most sounds paired with a Yamaha YM 2612 for FM generation, 6-channel stereo.


• Inputs: Two DE-9 ports that accepted 3 or 6 button gamepads, light guns, and other compatible peripherals including the Atari 2600 joystick (although that's only useful in games that require only one button to play…)

( The Sega Genesis / Mega Drive )