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Toshiba PASOPIA 16 / T300 / PAP	Computers	Professional Computer	Japan	1982	Intel 8088	name company company_name specs tabs photos adverts comments oc_id source PASOPIA 16 / T300 / PAP /companies/toshiba Toshiba label value NAME PASOPIA 16 / T300 / PAP label value MANUFACTURER Toshiba label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1982 label value END OF PRODUCTION Unknown label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE GW Basic label value KEYBOARD 103 key full-stroke keyboard (QWERTY/AZERTY) label value CPU Intel 8088 label value SPEED 4.77 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR Optional 8087 arithmetic processor label value RAM 192 KB (up to 256 KB onboard) label value VRAM Unknown label value ROM 4 KB label value TEXT MODES 40 x 25 / 80 x 25 label value GRAPHIC MODES 320x200, 640x200, 540x400, 640x500 label value COLORS 8 label value SOUND Unknown label value SIZE / WEIGHT Unknown label value I/O PORTS 7 x 8-bit expansion slots, Centronics/Parallel port, RS232c port (from 300 to 9600 bauds), RGB output (SCART for PAP model) label value BUILT IN MEDIA One or two 5.25'' disk-drives (720 KB)\ Optional 10 MB hard-disk label value OS MS-DOS, CP/M 86 in option label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PERIPHERALS Additional disk-drive, 10 MB hard-disk label value PRICE 1 disk-drive model : 22119 FF (France, Dec. 83)\ Monochrome & 1 disk-drive model : 2824 (France, april 85)\ 3372 (France, 84) photos adverts title subtitle text image TOSHIBA T300 This is the US model of the Pasopia 16 null title subtitle text image PASOPIA 16 JAPANESE ADVERT [http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/s-oga/](http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/s-oga/) null title subtitle text image FRENCH AD (DEC.1983) null title subtitle text image FRENCH AD (1985) "The Empire Strikes Back" null author date text Craig D Amey (United States) Wednesday 4th May 2022 I had one around 1984. Twin 720K floppy drives (half height). 256 color with a 12" green monitor and 14" color. 6MHz 8088 processor. They used the image of a butterfly (256 color GIF image) a lot in their promotional material and trade floor displays. For the time it was an impressive machine. Very well engineered. author date text SUNIL VIDHANI (UK) Tuesday 13rd June 2017 We are looking for a Toshiba T300 Pasopia 16 computer. Can you help ? author date text Cas (USA) Monday 17th October 2016 Picked up the US version of this recently for a dollar, 10MB external HDD, 5.25 96tpi DD x 2, and a green monochrome monitor. apparently uses a proprietary version of MS-DOS 2.x specifically tailored to this machine. Wish I had a copy. author date text toto (france) Wednesday 18th February 2015 I had one "le pap". It was my 1st PC. using MS-DOS 2.3. My screen was a 8 shades of green (not 50 of grey)80*25. UC was very heavy: at least 15Kg. it''s keyboard was noisy but robust. The HDD was ooo then I Had to use 5.25 Disk-drive (360Ko for system+apps ) 414 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230608081102/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=414 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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