<s>
The	O
Bandai	B-Operating_System
RX-78	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
8-bit	O
microcomputer	B-Architecture
manufactured	O
by	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1983	O
,	O
and	O
employed	O
a	O
SHARP	O
LH0080A	O
(	O
Zilog	B-General_Concept
Z80A	I-General_Concept
clone	O
)	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
at	O
a	O
clock	O
speed	O
of	O
4.1MHz	O
,	O
and	O
shipped	O
with	O
30	O
KB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
8KB	O
of	O
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
two	O
joystick	B-Device
ports	O
in	O
a	O
proprietary	O
format	O
using	O
8-pin	O
DIN	B-Architecture
connectors	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
was	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
Texas	B-Device
Instruments	I-Device
SN76489	I-Device
chip	O
,	O
providing	O
3	O
voices	O
in	O
four	O
octaves	O
and	O
noise	O
generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
or	O
cassettes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RX-78	O
had	O
a	O
release	O
cost	O
of	O
59,800	O
yen	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
sold	O
with	O
a	O
dozen	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
BASIC	O
interpreter	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
featuring	O
a	O
cassette	B-Device
tape	I-Device
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bandai	B-Operating_System
RX-78	I-Operating_System
was	O
primarily	O
a	O
gaming	O
machine	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
joysticks	B-Device
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
(	O
"	O
Sen'you	O
Soft	O
Cartridge	B-Protocol
"	O
)	O
and	O
compact	B-Device
cassettes	I-Device
(	O
"	O
Sen'you	O
Tape	B-Device
Cassette	I-Device
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Bandai	B-Operating_System
RX-78	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
smaller	O
number	O
of	O
non-gaming	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
