PC-9801 U
From NEC Retro
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The PC-9801 U
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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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JP flyer
References
PC-9800 series hardware |
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PC-9801 (1982) | PC-9801 F (E) (1983) | M (1984) V30 Computers: U | VF | VM | UV | CV (1985-1988) |
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