PC-9801 U

PC-9801 U
Manufacturer: NEC
Release Date RRP Code JP 1985-06 ¥298,000 ?

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The PC-9801 U

Hardware

The PC-9801 U was envisoned as a cost-reduced space saving model in the PC-9800 range, and the first to ship with a faster V30 (µPD70116) processor. It was announced and released at the same time as the high-spec PC-98XA.

This time 3½-inch double density floppy disk drives were included as standard, though the choice to move to this format specifically for this computer means older PC-9801 and PC-9801 F software cannot be run on the machine without purchasing more external floppy disk drives. Software written to take advantage of the PC-9801 M will also not work with the default PC-9801 U configuration, this time because the U has less RAM than the M.

Strictly speaking, while the computer calls itself a PC-9801 U, it was only made a available in a "PC-9801 U2" configuration, with the two floppy drives.

NEC's decision to split the market once more meant that although the PC-9801 U has its own set of software, it was not a popular machine. Some mistakes would be rectified with the launch of the PC-9801 UV one year later.

Technical specifications

• CPU: µPD70116 clocked at 8MHz

List of games

• Astrogator
• Castle Excellent
• The Cockpit
• Daisenryaku Power Up Set
• Dennou Shogi
• Flight in Hawaii
• Galaga
• Gandhara: Buddha no Seisen
• Gendai Daisenryaku
• Lode Runner
• Märchen Veil I
• Nobunaga no Yabou: Zenkoku Ban
• Relics
• Romancia
• Seilane
• Sorcerian
• Sorcerian Tsuika Scenario Vol. 1
• Sorcerian Tsuika Scenario Vol. 2: Sengoku Sorcerian
• Sorcerian Tsuika Scenario Vol. 3: Pyramid Sorcerian
• Sorcerian Tsuika Shin Scenario: Uchuu Kara no Houmonsha
• Tetris
• Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds
• Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna
• Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord!
• World Golf II
• Xanadu
• Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished The Final Chapter

Promotional material

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