Sharp MZ-800 - Preface

Preface
Congratulations on purchasing the MZ-800 computer. Your MZ-800 is a compact personal computer,
featuring 640 x 200 dot addressable graphics, 16-colour display, and a programmable sound genera-
tor (PSG) which can generate 3-tone chords over 6 octaves. One of the excellent features of the MZ-800
is that it contains hardware which makes it compatible with the MZ-700 series computer. This makes
it possible for you to use most of the existing programs for the SHARP MZ-700 series computers on
your MZ-800.
This manual is written both as a guide to the MZ-800 and a BASIC reference manual. The manual
is constructed as follows.
Chapter I describes how to unpack, handle, and setup your MZ-800, and what to do if a problem occurs.
Chapter 2 describes how to turn on the power, load the BASIC interpreter, and turn off the power.
Chapter 3 explains the BASIC interpreter. This chapter also shows you how to write a simple pro-
gram, edit it, save it on a cassette tape and load it back into memory.
Chapter 4 describes the functions of the keyboard keys. This chapter also describes how to operate
the data recorder and handle tapes.
Chapter 5 presents the background knowledge you need to be able to write programs.
Chapter 6 describes the BASIC commands and statements.
Chapter 7 describes the hardware configuration of the MZ-800 and I/O port control. It also describes
peripheral devices and how to connect them.
Chapter 8 explains the monitor program, which allows you to ‘bypass’? BASIC and directly access
the MZ-800’s memory.
Chapter 9 explains the MZ-700 mode of the MZ-800.
Make sure that you read the handling and setup instructions before turning on the computer’s power
switch. Read this manual thoroughly to get the most out of your MZ-800 computer.