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NEC PC 6601	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1985	ìPD780C-1	name image company company_name specs tabs photos adverts links comments oc_id source PC 6601 /media/museum/photos/nec_pc6601_1.jpg /companies/nec NEC label value NAME PC 6601 label value MANUFACTURER NEC label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1985 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE N66 Basic + machine language monitor label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard, JIS standard layout, 5 function keys label value CPU ìPD780C-1 (Z80A compatible) label value SPEED 4 Mhz label value CO-PROCESSOR ìPD8049 (8 Mhz) label value RAM 64 KB + 1KB (loppy disk interface) label value VRAM 50 KB ? label value ROM 32 KB (Basic + machine language monitor) + 32 KB (chinese characters) + 16 KB (voice data) + 16 KB label value TEXT MODES 40 x 20 label value GRAPHIC MODES 80 x 40 (15 colors), 160 x 200 (15 colors), 320 x 200 (4 colors) label value COLORS 15 label value SOUND 3 voices, 8 octaves (AY-3-8910)\ optional speech synthesizer label value SIZE / WEIGHT 365 (W) ×380 (D) ×113 (H) mm / 4.5 Kg label value I/O PORTS Tape interface (600/1200 baud), RGB video output, composite video output, RF TV output, parallel interface, optional RS-232c interface label value BUILT IN MEDIA One or two 3.5'' floppy disk drive (SS/DD 143 KB) label value POWER SUPPLY PSU built-in label value PERIPHERALS Grpahics tablet, speech synthesizer label value PRICE 143 000 yen (Japan, 1985) photos adverts links comments title subtitle text image PC-6601 /media/museum/photos/nec_pc6601_monitor.jpg title subtitle text image REAR /media/museum/photos/nec_pc6601_rear.jpg title subtitle text image JAPANESE ADVERT (1985) Thanks to [Pugly's web site](http://www.pugly.juice.or.jp/pugly/oldpc/) for this picture. /media/museum/adverts/nec_pc6601_advert.jpg title url text Toragiku's Museum http://my.reset.jp/~toragiku/kopa/6601.htm Our info comes from this page. More interesting pictures there! author date text MacDeath (France) Monday 28th February 2011 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 date text stefo Friday 13rd August 2010 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) 395 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230606195003/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=395 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!