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Vixen

Game Information
manufacturer Osborne
year 1984
genre N/A
downloads 0
Screenshots
vixen title
vixen title
Download Details
split set vixen.zip 5.20k
merged set vixen.7z 4.87k
standalone set vixen.7z 4.87k
artwork vixen.zip 2.86m
Game Details
Computer published 41 years ago:

Vixen (c) 1984 Osborne Computer Corp.

Luggable portable computer.

- TECHNICAL -

The Vixen had a 4 MHz Zilog Z80 microprocessor, with 64 KB dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). It had a 7-inch diagonal amber display that could show 24 lines by 80 columns of memory mapped video. It used two 400 KB disk drives, utilizing double-density double-sided 5.25-inch diskettes. As a luggable, it weighed about 18 pounds.

Dimensions: 321 x 413 x 159 mm.

- TRIVIA -

Announced in November 1984. The Vixen had a retail price of $1298. Customers also had the option of purchasing a 10 megabyte hard disk for $1498.

Contemporary advertising pointed out that it could fit under the seat in an airplane.

The Vixen was also known as the Osborne 4. It was developed and released after the bankruptcy of the Osborne corporation.

- CONTRIBUTE -

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Driver Details
source osborne/vixen.cpp
status good
emulation good
savestate supported
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 648px
height 260px
refresh 57.78mhz
Input Details
player 1
type keyboard
buttons 59
directions N/A
Chipset Details
name Zilog Z80
clock 3.81mhz
name Speaker
clock N/A
name Discrete Sound
clock N/A
name Speaker
clock N/A
name Floppy sound
clock 43.07khz
name Speaker
clock N/A
name Floppy sound
clock 43.07khz
ROM Details
name size crc
osborne 4 mon rom v1.04 3p40082-03 a0a9.4c 4.00k 5f1038ce
v1.10.3j 4.00k 1f93e2d7
v1.00 l.1j 4.00k f97c50d9