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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": [
   [
    "NAME",
    "PC 6601"
   ],
   [
    "MANUFACTURER",
    "NEC"
   ],
   [
    "TYPE",
    "Home Computer"
   ],
   [
    "ORIGIN",
    "Japan"
   ],
   [
    "YEAR",
    "1985"
   ],
   [
    "BUILT IN LANGUAGE",
    "N66 Basic + machine language monitor"
   ],
   [
    "KEYBOARD",
    "Full-stroke keyboard, JIS standard layout, 5 function keys"
   ],
   [
    "CPU",
    "ìPD780C-1 (Z80A compatible)"
   ],
   [
    "SPEED",
    "4 Mhz"
   ],
   [
    "CO-PROCESSOR",
    "ìPD8049 (8 Mhz)"
   ],
   [
    "RAM",
    "64 KB + 1KB (loppy disk interface)"
   ],
   [
    "VRAM",
    "50 KB ?"
   ],
   [
    "ROM",
    "32 KB (Basic + machine language monitor) + 32 KB (chinese characters) + 16 KB (voice data) + 16 KB"
   ],
   [
    "TEXT MODES",
    "40 x 20"
   ],
   [
    "GRAPHIC MODES",
    "80 x 40 (15 colors), 160 x 200 (15 colors), 320 x 200 (4 colors)"
   ],
   [
    "COLORS",
    "15"
   ],
   [
    "SOUND",
    "3 voices, 8 octaves (AY-3-8910)<br/>optional speech synthesizer"
   ],
   [
    "SIZE / WEIGHT",
    "365 (W) ×380 (D) ×113 (H) mm / 4.5 Kg"
   ],
   [
    "I/O PORTS",
    "Tape interface (600/1200 baud), RGB video output, composite video output, RF TV output, parallel interface, optional RS-232c interface"
   ],
   [
    "BUILT IN MEDIA",
    "One or two 3.5'' floppy disk drive (SS/DD 143 KB)"
   ],
   [
    "POWER SUPPLY",
    "PSU built-in"
   ],
   [
    "PERIPHERALS",
    "Grpahics tablet, speech synthesizer"
   ],
   [
    "PRICE",
    "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": "<p>Thanks to <a href=\"http://www.pugly.juice.or.jp/pugly/oldpc/\">Pugly's web site</a> for this picture.</p>",
    "image": "/media/museum/adverts/nec_pc6601_advert.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.<br/><br/>But on CPC it was the \"exotic\" 3\"inch diskdrive.<br/><br/>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"
  }
 }
}

<p> 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. <br/><br/> The japanese adverts focused on the fact that this computer could sing with its optional speech synthesizer! <br/><br/> More info badly needed! <br/><br/> </p>