It has new features : 16 MHz instead of 10 MHz (though it can still operate at 10 Mhz) and a new version of the Operating system and its GUI.
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NAME
X68000 XVI
MANUFACTURER
Sharp
TYPE
Home Computer
ORIGIN
Japan
YEAR
1991
KEYBOARD
Full-stroke keyboard
CPU
MC68882RC20A (PGA)
SPEED
10/16 MHz
RAM
2 MB (up to 12 MB)
VRAM
512 KB (text) + 512 KB (graphic)
ROM
1 MB
TEXT MODES
Unknown
GRAPHIC MODES
256 x 240 / 256 x 256 / 512 x 240 / 512 x 256 / 512 x 512 / 640 x 480 / 768 x 512 / 1024 x 1024 / 128 sprites (16 x 16 dots)
COLORS
65535 (16 colors in 1024 x 1024 to 65K in 512 x 512)
SOUND
FM Sound (Yamaha 2151 : 2 channels / 8 voices stereo) + PCM (OKI MSM6258V : 4 bit mono)
I/O PORTS
Joystick (2), Audio IN / OUT, TV Control, NTSC Video Image I/O, Expansion (2), External FDD, SCSI, RS232
