PC-9801 N
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The PC-9801 N, commonly known as the 98 Note was the first notebook-class computer released by NEC as part of the PC-9800 series.
Unlike previous PC-98 computers, the 98 Note was designed as a low-cost portable device, with a built-in (backlit) LCD display only capable of two colours: "black" and "white". As such while desktop PC-9801 software could function on the 98 Note, if colour was used, it would likely not display properly. As a result of this, the 98 Note has its own range of software, including games.
With the release of the PC-9801 NC (or "Note Color") in 1991, software designed for desktop PCs could now run on NEC's notebooks, negating the need for a separate range of software.
One feature of the 98 Note line that was introduced with PC-9801 N and was included in its successors is its unique expansion slot bus, which uses 110 pins instead of 100 like the other PC-9800 models. It is compatible with already existing expansion boards released for the 100 pin C-bus in mind.
To compensate for the lack of a second floppy disk drive, The Note 98 line would include a built in RAM drive, this feature would eventually find itself in the desktop-class models too such as the PC-9801 UR.
Technical specifications
- Main processor: µPD70116 clocked at 10MHz
- Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
- Graphics: Graphic Charger (GRCG)
- Display: monochrome backlit LCD
- RAM: 640KB
- RAM drive(s): 1.25MB
- Text VRAM: 12KB
- Graphics VRAM: 256KB
- ROM: 96KB
- Floppy Disk drive(s): 1× 3½-inch 2HD (1MB formatted)[fn 1]
- Sound: Internal "beeper"
- General Expansion Slot(s): 1 slot (98 Note bus)
List of games
Footnotes
- ↑ Can also read 2DD disks.
References
| PC-9800 series hardware |
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| 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) |
| PC-9800 series Laptop hardware |
| V30 Computers: PC-9801 LV (1988) 286 Computers: PC-9801 LX (1989) |
| 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) |
| PC-9800 series Workstation hardware |
| 286 Computers: PC-98XA (1985) | PC-98XL (1986) |
| PC-9800 series Peripherals |
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