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 PC-8001 with monitor and external floppy | |
| Developer | Nippon Electric |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | New Nippon Electric[1] |
| Type | Home computer |
| Release date | 1979[1][2] |
| Introductory price | 168,000 yen (equivalent to ¥246,603 in 2019) US$1,295 (equivalent to $4,340 in 2023)[3] CA$1,495 (equivalent to $3,876 in 2023) |
| Discontinued | January 1983[4] |
| Units sold | 250,000 (PC-8001)[4] |
| Operating system | DISK BASIC, CP/M |
| CPU | NEC μPD780C-1 (Z80 compatible) @ 4 MHz |
| Memory | ROM 24 KB, RAM 16 KB |
| Display | Text 80 × 25, Graphics 160 × 100, 8 colors |
| Graphics | NEC μPD3301 CRT + μPD8257C (Intel 8257 clone) DMA |
| Sound | Beeper |
| Power | AC 100 V 50/60 Hz 20 W |
| Dimensions | 430(W) × 260(D) × 80(H) mm |
| Mass | 4 kg |
| Predecessor | COMPO BS/80 |
| Successor | NEC PC-6001 NEC PC-8801 |
The PC-8000 series (Japanese: PC-8000シリーズ, Hepburn: Pī-Shī Hassen Shirīzu) is a line of personal computers developed for the Japanese market by NEC. The PC-8001 model was also sold in the United States[5][6] and Canada as the PC-8001A.[7]
Original models of the NEC PC-8001B (or sometimes the NEC PC-8000) were also sold in some European countries like in the UK, France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands and in Australia and New Zealand as well.
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