X68000 Hardware

Here is a list of hardware produced by Sharp. This list is taken primarily from the X68000XVI manual, and from bits of information from the Internet. It doesn’t include all of the plethora of third-party hardware available. For instance, the X68000 can use MSX joysticks and some games (notably Street Fighter II’) came with additional hardware to allow the connection of Nintendo Super Famicom and Sega Megadrive controllers.

The System SACOM X68000 MIDI boards require a propriety cable for connection to a MIDI synth, or you can make an adapter yourself. Details are on this site.

X68000 Models

Here is a table of the different X68000 models Sharp released over the years. This table is adapted from one which appears on a Japanese computer history website, located here.

Name	Release Date	Model	CPU	Memory	FDD	HDD
X68000	March 1987	CZ-600C	10MHz	1MB	5.25”		SASI
X68000 ACE	March 1988	CZ-601C		1MB
X68000 ACE-HD		CZ-611C		1MB		20MB
X68000 EXPERT	March 1989	CZ-602C		2MB
X68000 EXPERT-HD		CZ-612C		2MB		40MB
X68000 PRO		CZ-652C		1MB
X68000 PRO-HD		CZ-662C		1MB		40MB
X68000 EXPERT II	March 1990	CZ-603C		2MB
X68000 EXPERT II-HD		CZ-613C		2MB		40MB
X68000 PRO II	April 1990	CZ-653C		1MB
X68000 PRO II-HD		CZ-663C		1MB		40MB
X68000 SUPER-HD	June 1990	CZ-623C		2MB		81MB	SCSI
X68000 SUPER	January 1991	CZ-604C		2MB
X68000 XVI	May 1991	CZ-634C	16MHz	2MB
X68000 XVI-HD		CZ-644C		2MB		81MB
X68000 CompactXVI	February 1992	CZ-674C		1MB	3.5”
X68030	March 1993	CZ-500C	25MHz	4MB	5.25”
X68030 -HD		CZ-510C		4MB	3.5”	80MB
X68030 Compact	May 1993	CZ-300C		4MB
X68030 Compact-HD		CZ-310C		4MB		80MB

Colour Display/Televisions

Model No.	Description	Dot Pitch	Features
CZ-600D	15” Colour Display Television	0.39mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz
CZ-601D	15” Colour Display Television	0.39mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz
CZ-602D	15” Colour Display Television	0.39mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz
CZ-605D	15” Colour Display Television	0.39mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz automatically selectable through the analogue RGB input Television function Remote control included Tilt stand included Built-in stereo amplifier Two speakers included
CZ-607D	14” Colour Display Television	0.31mm
CZ-611D	15” Colour Display Television	0.31mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz
CZ-612D	15” Colour Display Television		Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz
CZ-613D	15” Colour Display Television	0.31mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz automatically selectable through the analogue RGB input Television function Remote control included Tilt stand included Built-in stereo amplifier Two speakers included
CZ-614D	15” Colour Display Television	0.31mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz
CZ-615D	15” Colour Display Television		Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz VGA capable

Colour Displays

Model No.	Description	Dot Pitch	Features
CZ-606D	14” Colour Display	0.31mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/31kHz automatically selectable through the analogue RGB input Tilt stand included
CZ-603D	14” Colour Display		Tilt stand included
CZ-604D	14” Colour Display	0.31mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/31kHz automatically selectable through the analogue RGB input Tilt stand included Built-in stereo amplifier Two speakers included
CZ-606D	14” Colour Display
CZ-608D	14” Colour Display
CU-21HD CU-21CD CZ-621D	21” Colour Display	0.52mm	Horizontal scan frequencies of 15k/24k/31kHz automatically selectable through the analogue RGB input Built-in stereo amplifier Two speakers included

Printers

Model No.	Description
CZ-8PK7	24 pin Kanji printer (80 columns [pica-sized characters])
CZ-8PK8	24 pin Kanji printer (136 columns [pica-sized characters])
CZ-8PK9	24 pin Kanji printer (80 columns [pica-sized characters])
CZ-8PK10	24 pin Kanji printer (136 columns [pica-sized characters])
CZ-8PG1	24 pin colour Kanji printer (80 columns [pica-sized characters])
CZ-8PG2	24 pin colour Kanji printer (136 columns [pica-sized characters])
CZ-8PC5-BK	48 dot thermal colour Kanji printer (80 columns [pica-sized characters])
CZ-8PC2	24 dot thermal colour Kanji printer (80 columns [pica-sized characters])
IO-735X	Colour jet printer
CV-6PV1	Colour video printer

Storage Devices

Model No.	Description	Features/Notes
CZ-500H	Hard Disk Unit	10MB capacity
CZ-501H	Expansion Hard Disk Unit	10MB capacity
CZ-620H	Hard Disk Unit (External)	20MB capacity
CZ-64H	Expansion SASI Hard Disk Drive (Internal)	40MB capacity. For use with the CZ-602C, 603C, 652C, 653C
CZ-68H	Expansion SCSI Hard Disk Drive	80MB capacity. Built in to the CZ-604C and 634C models
CZ-68HA	Expansion SCSI Hard Disk Drive	80MB capacity. For use only with the CZ-674C
CZ-5H08	Expansion Hard Disk Unit (SCSI)	80MB capacity.
CZ-5H16	Expansion Hard Disk Unit (SCSI)	160MB capacity.
CZ-6MO1	Optical Disk Unit
JY-701MPA	Optical Disk Cartridge	Uses ISO standard 5.25” 594MB optical disks
CZ-6FD5	5.25” Floppy Disk Drive Unit	For use with the CZ-674C, 300C, 310C; two drives

Everything else

Model No.	Description	Features/Notes
CZ-6VT1	Colour Image Unit
CZ-8NS1	Colour Scanner	Works in conjunction with the CZ-6BN1 parallel board for faster scanning
CZ-8TM2	Modem	Capable of 300bps or 1200 bps
CZ-6EB1	I/O Expansion Box	Four expansion slots are provided
CZ-6BE2	2MB expansion RAM Board
CZ-6BE2A	2MB expansion RAM Board	Only for use by X68000XVI models (runs at 16MHz)
CZ-6BE2B	2MB expansion RAM	RAM for use by the CZ-6BE2A above
CZ-6BE4	4MB expansion RAM Board
CZ-6BG1	GP-IB	General Purpose Interface Bus card
CZ-6BU1	Universal I/O Board
CZ-6BF1	RS-232 interface board
CZ-6BP1	Math coprocessor board	Uses the 68881 processor
CZ-6BP2	Math coprocessor	The 68881 processor for use by the X68000XVI
CZ-6BC1	Fax Board	G III Fax adapter board
CZ-6BL1	LAN Board	Ethernet LAN board
CZ-6BL2	LAN Board	Ethernet/Cheapernet (10BASE2) LAN board
CZ-6BM1	MIDI Board
CZ-6BN1	Scanner Parallel Board	Parallel board for use with the CZ-8NS1 scanner
CZ-6BV1	Video Board	NTSC, S-Video television board
CZ-6BS1	SCSI Board	SCSI board for use primarily with external optical disk drives and hard disk drives
CZ-8NT1	Trackball
CZ-8NJ1	Joycard	A two-button joypad
CZ-8NJ2	Intelligent Controller (CYBER STICK)	The cyber stick features an aeroplane-style joystick and throttle control; their positions can be switched. Games such as Thunder Blade and Super Hang-On make use of it
CZ-6SD1	System Rack
CZ-6TU	RGB System Tuner	Includes a remote control
BF-68PRO	CRT Filter	Fits the following models: CZ-605D, CZ-613D, CZ-606D, CZ-604D
CZ-8LM1	RS-232C cable
CZ-8LM2	RS-232C cable	Cross cable
AN-S100	Speaker Box