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PC-98XL

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PC-98XL
Manufacturer: NEC
Release Date RRP Code
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(1)
¥495,000495,000
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(2)
¥575,000575,000
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(4)
¥835,000835,000

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The PC-98XL is a model released as part of the PC-9800 series. It's the successor to PC-98XA.

Hardware

Same as the PC-98XA, The PC-98XL was a high end workstation. It fixed the main problem the PC-98XA had; not being compatible with existing PC-9801.To do that, the PC-98XL had 2 operation modes: the "High-Res" mode, which was similar to the PC-98XA, and the "Normal" mode, which allowed for the usage of PC-9801 software.

While the PC-98XL's "Normal" mode is similar to the PC-9801 VX with more RAM, the "High-Res" mode has many difference: the 1120x750 higher resolution, and more RAM (only 640KB if the V30 is used as the processor, 1152KB otherwise).

Technical specifications

PC-98XL (Normal mode/all models)

  • Main processor: 80286 clocked at 8MHz
  • Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
  • Graphics: Enhanced Graphic Charger (EGC)
  • RAM: 1024KB
  • Text VRAM: 12KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 512KB
  • ROM: 64KB
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): None
  • Sound: Internal "beeper"
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

PC-98XL model 1 (High-Res mode)

  • Main processor: 80286 clocked at 8MHz
  • Secondary processor: V30 clocked at 8-10MHz
  • Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
  • Graphics: Enhanced Graphic Charger (EGC)
  • RAM: 1152KB
  • Text VRAM: 12KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 256KB
  • ROM: 96KB
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): None
  • Sound: Internal "beeper"
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

PC-98XA model 2 (High-Res mode)

  • Main processor: 80286 clocked at 8MHz
  • Secondary processor: V30 clocked at 8-10MHz
  • Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
  • Graphics: Enhanced Graphic Charger (EGC)
  • RAM: 1152KB
  • Text VRAM: 12KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 256KB
  • ROM: 48KB
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): 2× 5¼-inch 2HD (1MB formatted)[fn 1]
  • Sound: Internal "beeper"
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

PC-98XA model 4 (High-Res mode)

  • Main processor: 80286 clocked at 8MHz
  • Secondary processor: V30 clocked at 8-10MHz
  • Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
  • Graphics: Enhanced Graphic Charger (EGC)
  • RAM: 1152KB
  • Text VRAM: 12KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 256KB
  • ROM: 48KB
  • Hard Disk drive(s): 20MB (SASI)
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): 1× 5¼-inch 2HD (1MB formatted)[fn 1]
  • Sound: Internal "beeper"
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

List of games

Promotional material

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Can also read 2DD disks.

References



PC-9800 series hardware
PC-9800 series Desktop hardware
PC-9801 (1982) | PC-9801 F (E) (1983) | M (1984)

V30 Computers: U | VF | VM (21) | UV (21) | CV (1985-1988)
286 Computers: VX | UX | RX | EX | DX | UR | UF (1986-1991)
386 Computers: RA | RS | ES | DA | DS | CS | FS | FX | US (1988-1992)
486+ Computers: FA | BX | BA | BX2 | BS2 | BA2 | BA3 | BX3 | BX4 | BX4-P (1993-1995)
Other: DO | DO+ | GS (1989-1990)

PC-9800 series Laptop hardware
V30 Computers: PC-9801 LV (1988)

286 Computers: PC-9801 LX (1989)
386 Computers: PC-9801 LS (1988) | PC-9801 T (1990-1991)
V50 Computers(9801 Incompatible): PC-98LT (1986) | PC-98HA (1993)
Other: PC-9801 P (1993)

PC-9800 series Notebook hardware
V30 Computers: PC-9801 N (1989)

V30HL(286) Computers: PC-9801 NV (1990-1991) | PC-9801 NL/(R)(A) (1992-1994)
386 Computers: PC-9801 NC (1991) | PC-9801 NS/(E)(T)(L)(R)(A) (1990-1994)
486 Computers: PC-9801 NA/(C) (1992) | PC-9801 NX/C (1993)

PC-9800 series Workstation hardware
286 Computers: PC-98XA (1985) | PC-98XL (1986)

386 Computers: PC-98XL² (1987) | PC-98RL (1990)

PC-9800 series Peripherals
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