---
title: Toshiba PASOPIA 16 / T300 / PAP
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1982'
cpus:
- Intel 8088
params:
  name: PASOPIA 16 / T300 / PAP
  image: /media/museum/photos/toshiba_pap_1.jpg
  company: /companies/toshiba
  company_name: Toshiba
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: PASOPIA 16 / T300 / PAP
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Toshiba
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Japan
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1982'
  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
    value: Unknown
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: GW Basic
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: 103 key full-stroke keyboard (QWERTY/AZERTY)
  - label: CPU
    value: Intel 8088
  - label: SPEED
    value: 4.77 MHz
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Optional 8087 arithmetic processor
  - label: RAM
    value: 192 KB (up to 256 KB onboard)
  - label: VRAM
    value: Unknown
  - label: ROM
    value: 4 KB
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: 40 x 25 / 80 x 25
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: 320x200, 640x200, 540x400, 640x500
  - label: COLORS
    value: '8'
  - label: SOUND
    value: Unknown
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: Unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: 7 x 8-bit expansion slots, Centronics/Parallel port, RS232c port (from 300 to 9600 bauds), RGB output (SCART for PAP model)
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: |-
      One or two 5.25'' disk-drives (720 KB)\
      Optional 10 MB hard-disk
  - label: OS
    value: MS-DOS, CP/M 86 in option
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Built-in PSU
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: Additional disk-drive, 10 MB hard-disk
  - label: PRICE
    value: |-
      1 disk-drive model : 22119 FF (France, Dec. 83)\
      Monochrome & 1 disk-drive model : 2824 (France, april 85)\
      3372 (France, 84)
  tabs:
  - photos
  - adverts
  forum_thread: 411
  photos:
  - title: TOSHIBA T300
    subtitle: ''
    text: This is the US model of the Pasopia 16
    image: /media/museum/photos/toshiba_t300_1.jpg
  adverts:
  - title: PASOPIA 16 JAPANESE ADVERT
    subtitle: ''
    text: '[http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/s-oga/](http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/s-oga/)'
    image: /media/museum/pubs/toshiba_pasopia16_jap_pub.jpg
  - title: FRENCH AD (DEC.1983)
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/pubs/toshiba_pap_pub_orbytes_1.jpg
  - title: FRENCH AD (1985)
    subtitle: ''
    text: '"The Empire Strikes Back"'
    image: /media/museum/pubs/toshiba_t300_french-pub_1.jpg
  oc_id: 414
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608081102/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=414
    date: '2023-06-08'
---

The Pasopia 16 is an IBM PC compatible system conceived in 1982. It had excellent features for its time ! An impressive resolution of 640 x 560 pixels, 192 KB RAM (up to 256 MB), two 5''1/4 disk-drives and an optional 10 MB hard-drive. It was possible to format the disks at half size (360 KB) for IBM compatibility. Finally, the Pasopia 16 was a successful machine in the market place.

The Pasopia 16 was sold in the US under the T300 name, and as the PAP in Europe or at least in France. PAP was short for "Papillon", meaning butterfly in French. A small printed butterfly can thus be found on French models.

Pap.Com (comunication software) and Pap.Graph (graphic software) were included.

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