Introduction

The Talent TPC-310 was a successful MSX2 home computer manufactured by Talent Argentina. The target market for Talent was mainly Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. The TPC-310 is almost equals than the original Daewoo MSX2 computer, but it had several built-in software into the ROM memory, such as Turbo-Basic, and a graphics desktop utility.

Technical specifications

Microprocessor

Microprocessor

A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...

• Zilog
  Zilog
  Zilog, Inc., previously known as ZiLOG , is a manufacturer of 8-bit and 24-bit microcontrollers, and is most famous for its Intel 8080-compatible Z80 series.-History:...
  
   Z80A with a clockspeed of 3,57 MHz.

Memory

Computer storage

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, refers to computer components and recording media that retain digital data. Data storage is one of the core functions and fundamental components of computers....

• ROM: 96 KB
• RAM: 128 KB (expandable to 4 Mb)
• VRAM: 128 KB

Video

• Graphical processor
  Graphics processing unit
  A graphics processing unit or GPU is a specialized circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory in such a way so as to accelerate the building of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display...
  
  : Yamaha
  Yamaha
  Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
  
   V9938
• Graphical resolution
  Image resolution
  Image resolution is an umbrella term that describes the detail an image holds. The term applies to raster digital images, film images, and other types of images. Higher resolution means more image detail....
  
  : 512 x 212 pixels
• text mode
  Text mode
  Text mode is a kind of computer display mode in which the content of the screen is internally represented in terms of characters rather than individual pixels. Typically, the screen consists of a uniform rectangular grid of character cells, each of which contains one of the characters of a...
  
  s: 80 characters x 24 lines
• colors: 512
• sprites: 32

Sound

• General Instrument
  General Instrument
  General Instrument was an electronics manufacturer based in Horsham, PA specializing in semiconductors and cable television equipment. The company was active until 1997, when it split into which was later acquired by Vishay Intertechnology in 2001, CommScope and NextLevel Systems General...
  
   AY-3-8910-soundchip
• 3 sound channels
• 1 noise channels
• 1 envelope controller

Connectors

• 1 data recorder/Cassette deck
  Cassette deck
  A cassette deck is a type of tape recorder for playing or recording audio compact cassettes. A deck was formerly distinguished from a recorder as being part of a stereo component system, while a recorder had a self-contained power amplifier...
  
  
• 2 joystick
  Joystick
  A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks, also known as 'control columns', are the principal control in the cockpit of many civilian and military aircraft, either as a center stick or...
  
  s
• 1 cartridge
• 1 Super Expander
• 1 disk station
• 1 printer parallel port, Centronics compatible