CPU:
16 bit
MC 68000 (syncs with
Genesis 68000 CPU)
Clock Speed:
12.5 MHz
RAM:
768K (6 Mbit) Main
64K (512 Kbit) PCM
16K (128 Kbit) CD-ROM
cache
8K (64 Kbit) backup
Boot ROM:
128K (1 Mbit) game BIOS,
CD player, and CD+G player
CD-ROM Drive
ISO-9660 Mode 1 compliant
1x speed
150 Kbytes/sec data
transfer rate
CD Access Time:
1.4 seconds maximum
0.8 seconds minimum
Media:
Standard CD-ROM
500 MB max capacity
Audio:
8 channels PCM (standard
Genesis)
PCM and CD sound mixing
3" and 5" music CDs
High Sierra, Red Book
(CDDA), and CD+G formats
Stereo output (RCA L/R)
Sampling:
32KHz
16 bit D/A converter
8x oversampling
Frequency Response:
20Hz to 20KHz
Dynamic Range:
Greater than 90 dB
Channel Separation:
Greater than 90 dB
Hardware Graphic
Features:
Sega custom ASIC chip
for biaxial rotation, scaling, zoom, etc..
Colors:
128 color palette using
HAM (Hold And Modify) techniques
256 color palette for
FMV sequences (CinePak and TruVideo)
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Models:
MK-1690 | Front loading,
bottom docking
Model 2 | Top loading,
side docking
Price:
49,800 ¥ / $370
| Japanese release
$299 | USA release
£270 | Europe
release
Available:
December 1, 1991 | Japan
October 15, 1992 | USA
April, 1993 | Europe
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