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NEC PC 9801 E

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8086-2

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PC 9801 E

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NAME	PC 9801 E

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MANUFACTURER	NEC

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TYPE	Home Computer

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ORIGIN	Japan

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YEAR	1983

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BUILT IN LANGUAGE	N88-Basic

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KEYBOARD	Complete full-stroke keyboard with function keys, numeric keypad, editing keys

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CPU	8086-2

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SPEED	5 / 8 MHz (selectable)

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RAM	128 KB (up to 640 KB)

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VRAM	12 KB (text), 192 KB (video)

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ROM	256 KB (N88-Basic + Kanji)

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TEXT MODES	80 x 24

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GRAPHIC MODES	640 x 400 / 640 x 200

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COLORS	8 colors

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SOUND	Beeper

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I/O PORTS	Floppy Disk Drive, RS-232C, Printer, C-bus slot x 6

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BUILT IN MEDIA	Two external 8'' (or 5.25''?) floppy drives (optional)

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POWER SUPPLY	Built-in PSU

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PRICE	215,000 Yens (Japan, 1983)

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Intro to NEC PC-9800 World	http://euc.jp/articles/pc9800.en.html	Good introduction to the PC-98xx world!

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Model lists for the FM towns, PC-9801/PC-9821, X68000, & MSX	http://www.risingstuff.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=1366	A wealth of information on the PC-98 series and each model can be found here at Rising Stuff:

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Scott Scholz (United States)	Sunday 3rd July 2022	They could use both. Later ones came with the 5.25", but could use the PC-8882A 8" drive. Even had an option board for MS-DOS /1.2 Windows, if I remember correctly.

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Carelle Minkton (Somewhere)	Thursday 21st May 2009	They have external 8 inch drives not 5 inches.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20230605030000/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=403	2023-06-05

The PC-9801E belongs to the famous NEC PC-98xx family. This is not an IBM PC compatible system. Its architecture is original.

Unlike the PC-9801F, the PC-9801 has no built-in disk drives.

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.

2.6 KiB Raw Blame History

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