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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Panasonic JR-200U	Computers	Home Computer	U.S.A.	1983	MN 1800A	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos adverts hardware screenshots emulators links related oc_id source JR-200U /media/museum/photos/panasonic_jr-200u_system_1.jpg /companies/panasonic Panasonic label value NAME JR-200U label value MANUFACTURER Panasonic label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR January 1983 label value END OF PRODUCTION 1984 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE JR Basic 5.0 label value KEYBOARD Chicklet keyboard with basic statements printed on the keys, 64 keys label value CPU MN 1800A (6802 compatible) label value SPEED Unknown label value CO-PROCESSOR MN1544 label value RAM 36kb (32k + 2k for graphic characters + 2k VRAM) label value VRAM 2 kb label value ROM 16 kb label value TEXT MODES 32 x 24 label value GRAPHIC MODES 64 x 48 label value COLORS 8 label value SOUND 3 voices, 5 octaves label value SIZE / WEIGHT 348 × 208 × 56 mm / 1,7 Kg label value I/O PORTS Composite video out, RF video out, RGB video out, Expansion bus, Tape (600/2400 bauds), RS-232c/printer port, External speaker label value BUILT IN MEDIA None label value POWER SUPPLY AC100V 50/60Hz, 8w label value PERIPHERALS JR-F11 floppy disk-drive, JR-U07 Joystick interface, JR-U05 RS232 interface, JR-PO1 Centronics interface label value PRICE $349.95 (USA, march 1983) photos adverts hardware software emulators links 546 title subtitle text image REAR CONNECTORS /media/museum/photos/panasonic_jr-200u_back_1.jpg title subtitle text image US ADVERT /media/museum/pubs/panasonic_jr-200u_pub_s1.jpg title subtitle text image F-01 DISK-DRIVE 5''1/4 floppies /media/museum/hardware/national_jr200_f01_1.jpg title subtitle text image BOOT SCREEN Basic /media/museum/software/panasonic_jr200_basic_ss.gif title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE JR-200 title /media/museum/software/matsushita_jr200_jr200-2_ss.gif title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE 3D graph display /media/museum/software/matsushita_jr200_3d_ss.gif title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE Color graph display /media/museum/software/matsushita_jr200_color-graph_ss.gif title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE Color graph display #2 /media/museum/software/matsushita_jr200_color-graph2_ss.gif title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE Color demo /media/museum/software/matsushita_jr200_colors_ss.gif title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE Color sample /media/museum/software/matsushita_jr200_color-sample_ss.gif title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE Panasonic JR200 /media/museum/software/matsushita_jr200_jr200_ss.gif title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE Merry go 'round /media/museum/software/matsushita_jr200_manege_ss.gif title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE Panasonic Home Computer /media/museum/software/matsushita_jr200_schema_ss.gif title subtitle text image BREAKING BLOCK /media/museum/software/panasonic_jr200_breakingblock_ss.gif title subtitle text image COSMIC PATROL /media/museum/software/panasonic_jr200_cosmic-patrol_ss.gif title subtitle text image CRAZY MAZEY /media/museum/software/panasonic_jr200_crazy-mazey_ss.gif title subtitle text image GEOGRAPHY EXPLORER USA /media/museum/software/panasonic_jr200_geography-explorer_ss.gif title subtitle text image SANTA PARAVIA /media/museum/software/panasonic_jr200_santa-paravia_ss.gif title subtitle text image VORTEX /media/museum/software/panasonic_jr200_vortex_ss.gif title url platform text Virtual Panasonic JR-200U http://www.geocities.com/emucompboy/ Windows Thanks to James the Animal Tamer , there is now a JR200 emulator ! title url text Armchair Arcade Covers the PPC JR-200U http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/1598 Excellent article from Armchair Arcade, very detailed title url text Matsushita JR Museum http://dec.sakura.ne.jp/~hayashi/jr/index.html A japanese virtual museum dedicated to the JR computers ! /museum/matsushita-national-jr-200 553 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230609170048/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=553 2023-06-09

This computer is the same as the Matsushita JR-200U.

Two years in the making, the Panasonic JR-200 computer was officially announced in January of 1983, with additional launch dates provided for the computer and peripherals. The JR-200u received early and strong support from two software publishing companies; Data-Most and Walt Disney Telecommunications. Having the support of both of these companies, especially Data-Most, was crucial in Panasonic's strategy to successfully market this computer, as well as it's plans to have 30 software titles available by the official launch in the spring of 1983. Additionally, Panasonic planned for an additional 24 titles to become available by mid-summer of 1983 by consulting with other software developers.

From the start, the Panasonic JR-200u was never meant to be a cartridge based machine. Panasonic had other plans for a cartridge based system which never materialized. Initially, software was to be developed first on cassette tapes, and later floppy disks.