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title: NEC PC 6601
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1985'
cpus:
- ìPD780C-1
params:
name: PC 6601
image: /media/museum/photos/nec_pc6601_1.jpg
company: /companies/nec
company_name: NEC
specs:
- label: NAME
value: PC 6601
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: NEC
- label: TYPE
value: Home Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: Japan
- label: YEAR
value: '1985'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: N66 Basic + machine language monitor
- label: KEYBOARD
value: Full-stroke keyboard, JIS standard layout, 5 function keys
- label: CPU
value: ìPD780C-1 (Z80A compatible)
- label: SPEED
value: 4 Mhz
- label: CO-PROCESSOR
value: ìPD8049 (8 Mhz)
- label: RAM
value: 64 KB + 1KB (loppy disk interface)
- label: VRAM
value: 50 KB ?
- label: ROM
value: 32 KB (Basic + machine language monitor) + 32 KB (chinese characters) + 16 KB (voice data) + 16 KB
- label: TEXT MODES
value: 40 x 20
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: 80 x 40 (15 colors), 160 x 200 (15 colors), 320 x 200 (4 colors)
- label: COLORS
value: '15'
- label: SOUND
value: |-
3 voices, 8 octaves (AY-3-8910)\
optional speech synthesizer
- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
value: 365 (W) ×380 (D) ×113 (H) mm / 4.5 Kg
- label: I/O PORTS
value: Tape interface (600/1200 baud), RGB video output, composite video output, RF TV output, parallel interface, optional RS-232c interface
- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
value: One or two 3.5'' floppy disk drive (SS/DD 143 KB)
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: PSU built-in
- label: PERIPHERALS
value: Grpahics tablet, speech synthesizer
- label: PRICE
value: 143 000 yen (Japan, 1985)
tabs:
- photos
- adverts
- links
- comments
photos:
- title: PC-6601
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/nec_pc6601_monitor.jpg
- title: REAR
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/nec_pc6601_rear.jpg
adverts:
- title: JAPANESE ADVERT (1985)
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to [Pugly's web site](http://www.pugly.juice.or.jp/pugly/oldpc/) for this picture.
image: /media/museum/pubs/nec_pc6601_pub.jpg
links:
- title: Toragiku's Museum
url: http://my.reset.jp/~toragiku/kopa/6601.htm
text: Our info comes from this page. More interesting pictures there!
comments:
- author: MacDeath (France)
date: Monday 28th February 2011
text: |-
As told concerning the PC 6001 MK II, this computer is quite similar to an Amstrad CPC... and Like the british CPC664 or CPC6128 is supplied with in-built diskDrive.
But on CPC it was the "exotic" 3"inch diskdrive.
Would be fun to see if the two computers may actually be compatible provided some minor Hacks or emulation...
- author: stefo
date: Friday 13rd August 2010
text: This "Basic N66" is an enhancement of the Basic found in PC-6001 MK2 but is the same Basic that can be found on the PC-6001 MK2 SR (Basic N66 $ N66SR)
oc_id: 395
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606195003/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=395
date: '2023-06-06'
---
The PC-6601 is basicaly a PC-6001 MK2 with a built-in 3.5'' disk drive. The second optional disk drive could also be mounted. The N60m Basic od the PC-6001 MK2 has been enhanced to the N66 Basic.
The japanese adverts focused on the fact that this computer could sing with its optional speech synthesizer!
More info badly needed!