---
title: Hitachi B16 EX
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1983'
cpus:
- 16-bit CPU
params:
  name: B16 EX
  image: /media/museum/photos/hitachi_b16ex_1.jpg
  company: /companies/hitachi
  company_name: Hitachi
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: B16 EX
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Hitachi
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Japan
  - label: YEAR
    value: October 1983
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Unknown
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Full stroke keyboard with function keys and numeric keypad.
  - label: CPU
    value: 16-bit CPU
  - label: SPEED
    value: Unknown
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Unknown
  - label: RAM
    value: Unknown
  - label: VRAM
    value: Unknown
  - label: ROM
    value: Unknown
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: Unknown
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: 640 x 400
  - label: COLORS
    value: '8'
  - label: SOUND
    value: Unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Unknown
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: Unknown
  - label: OS
    value: Unknown
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Built-in power supply
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  comments:
  - author: Xardfir
    date: Friday 13rd January 2012
    text: |-
      According to Vintropedia Collector Handbook 2009 specifications are an 8086 CPU, 128k of ram and an 8 colour screen.\
      http://books.google.com.au/books?id$D7RS9yegrtoC$lpg$PA34$ots$UF9MCD_qGH$dq$hitachi$20B16$20computer$pg$PA34$v$onepage$q$hitachi$20B16$20computer$f$false

      More information about the B16/B32 series can also be found here: http://www.duensser.com/pc_famb16.htm

      It appears to be a Japanese PC clone with special graphics additions to display Kanji Text properly and was expanded to use 286, then 386 processors in the B32 varient. A photo from 1990 is included in the above website.

      The 286 version had the following specs:\
      Intel 80286\
      HDD 20MB\
      FDD 3.5Inc 1.44MB\
      640X400 monochrome LCD

      The MESS emulator includes specific code to emulate parts of the B16 hardware which can display up to 4096 colours ins some modes.

      The B16 EX was also used for computer arts. Some examples of artwork produced by this machine can be found here:\
      http://www.cgh.ed.jp/cgac/1989/index.html

      Another picture at http://incore.kr/pics/system/200824-0693.png shows a B16 EX III Plus.
  oc_id: 387
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607220748/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=387
    date: '2023-06-07'
---

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