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PC-8800 series
Series of computers sold in Japan by NEC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The PC-8800 series (Japanese: PC-8800シリーズ, Hepburn: Pī Shī Hassen Happyaku Shirīzu), commonly shortened to PC-88, are a brand of Zilog Z80-based 8-bit home computers released by Nippon Electric Company (NEC) in 1981 and primarily sold in Japan.
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Developer | Nippon Electric (NEC) |
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Manufacturer | New Nippon Electric (NEC Home Electronics) |
Type | Personal computer |
Release date | November 1981; 42 years ago (1981-11) |
Operating system | N-88 BASIC |
CPU | NEC μPD780C-1 @ 4 MHz and higher |
Memory | 64 kilobytes and higher |
Display | Text 80 × 25, graphics 160 × 100, 8 colors (and higher) |
Graphics | SGP |
Sound | Internal beeper (and higher) |
Power | 100 VAC |
Predecessor | PC-8000 series |
Successor | PC-9800 series |
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The PC-8800 series sold extremely well and became one of the four major Japanese home computers of the 1980s, along with the Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp X1 and the MSX computers. It was later eclipsed by NEC's 16-bit PC-9800 series, although it still maintained strong sales up until the early 90s.
NEC's American subsidiary, NEC Home Electronics (USA), marketed variations of the PC-8800 in the United States[1][2] and Canada.