PC-98XL²

PC-98XL²
Manufacturer: NEC
Release Date RRP Code Template:PC98XL² JP 1987-10 ¥988,000988,000

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The PC-98XL² is a model released as part of the PC-9800 series. It's the successor to PC-98XL and is the first 32-bit computer in the PC-9800 series.

Hardware

The PC-98XL² was a high end workstation. Building off of the developements introduced in with the PC-98XL, the PC-98XL² had 2 modes: a High-Res mode and a Normal mode. The main difference between it and its predecessors is its adoptions of an 80386 processor nearly a year before it made its way to the main PC-9800 series.

Technical specifications

PC-98XL² (Normal mode)

• Main processor: 80386 clocked at 16MHz
• Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
• Graphics: Enhanced Graphic Charger (EGC)
• RAM: 1536KB
• Text VRAM: 12KB
• Graphics VRAM: 512KB
• ROM: 48KB
• Hard Disk drive(s): 40MB (SASI)
• Floppy Disk drive(s): 1× 5¼-inch 2HD (1MB formatted)
• Sound: Internal "beeper"
• General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

PC-98XL² (High-Res mode)

• Main processor: 80386 clocked at 16MHz
• Secondary processor: V30 clocked at 8MHz
• Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
• Graphics: Enhanced Graphic Charger (EGC)
• RAM: 1664KB
• Text VRAM: 12KB
• Graphics VRAM: 256KB
• ROM: 96KB
• Hard Disk drive(s): 40MB (SASI)
• Floppy Disk drive(s): 1× 5¼-inch 2HD (1MB formatted)
• Sound: Internal "beeper"
• General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

List of games

• Laptick
• Minami Aoyama Adventure

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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