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NEC PC 8801 FE	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1988	Z-80 compatible	name image company company_name specs tabs photos hardware connectors emulators links comments related oc_id source PC 8801 FE /media/museum/photos/nec_pc8801fe2_1.jpg /companies/nec NEC label value NAME PC 8801 FE label value MANUFACTURER NEC label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR ? 1988 label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard with separated numeric keypad label value CPU Z-80 compatible label value SPEED 8 MHz / 4 MHz label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM 48 KB label value ROM 128 KB (N88-BASIC, system ROM) + 256 KB (Chineese characters) label value TEXT MODES 80x25 / 80x20 / 40x25 / 40x20 label value GRAPHIC MODES 640x400 / 640x200 label value COLORS 512 available / 8 on-screen label value SOUND 3 FM channels, 3 PSG channels label value SIZE / WEIGHT 354 (W) x 343 (D) x 90 (H) / 9 Kg label value I/O PORTS Analog RGB video output, Composite video output, Printer, Mouse, Serial interface label value BUILT IN MEDIA 2 x 5.25'' disk-drives (DD, 320 KB) label value POWER SUPPLY Power supply built-in, AC 100v, Max. 42W label value PRICE 12,900 yen (Japan, 1988) photos hardware connectors emulators links title subtitle text image PC 8801 FE /media/museum/photos/nec_pc8801fe_above.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT /media/museum/photos/nec_pc8801fe_front.jpg title subtitle text image REAR /media/museum/photos/nec_pc8801fe_rear.jpg title subtitle text image DUAL 5.25'' FLOPPY DISCS UNIT Dual 5.25" Double-side, double-density 320 KB floppy drive unit.\ The unit uses the 8255 parallel interface. It can be also used with PC-8001/mkII, PC-8801 Series, PC-9801/E/F/M etc. /media/museum/hardware/nec_pc8001mk2sr_fdunit-s1.jpg title subtitle text image COMPOSITE VIDEO DIN PLUG **(1)** VDD 12V\ **(2)** GND\ **(3)** Video Out\ **(4)** NC\ **(5)** Light pen /media/museum/connectors/nec_pc8001_compositeplug_1.jpg title subtitle text image RGB VIDEO DIN PLUG **(1)** VDD 12V\ **(2)** GND\ **(3)** Color clock\ **(4)** H-SYNC\ **(5)** V-SYNC\ **(6)** R\ **(7)** G\ **(8)** B /media/museum/connectors/nec_pc8001_rgbplug_1.jpg title url platform text M88 emulator http://retropc.net/cisc/m88/ Windows Japanese emulator title url platform text PC88 Emulator http://home.highway.ne.jp/soltin/pc88win.html Windows Japanese emulator title url platform text QUASI88 http://www.117.ne.jp/~show/pc8801/pc88emu2.html Multiplatform Multiplatform emulator title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com author date text mattos (brazil) Saturday 20th March 2004 Do you have the manual of this computer? ore some other paper? thanks /museum/nec-pc-8001 /museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2 /museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2-sr /museum/nec-pc-8801 /museum/nec-pc-8801-fa /museum/nec-pc-88va 400 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230207191246/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=400 2023-02-07

As for the PC-88xx series, a lot of versions were released. In 1988, PC-98xx were already sold for hobby users. 8-bit machines were about to become history. The PC-8801FE was positioned as a low-cost entry machine but it did not succeed in the market.

This machine did not have expansion slot, nor N88-BASIC disks (only disk-utilities were included), in order to reduce cost. But it had video-output and superimpose feature to enjoy games on a television. This was the sole new feature.

However, Televisions were already hijacked by Nintendo and RGB monitors were already available for PC-9801. There was no place left for the PC-8801FE.

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Thanks to Nomura Hisayuki for the info

We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.