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PC-98 GS

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PC-98 GS
Manufacturer: NEC
Release Date RRP Code
Template:PC98GS JP
(1)
¥698,000698,000
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(2)
¥828,000828,000

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The PC-98 GS was a computer released as part of the PC-9800 series.

Hardware

The PC-98 GS was envisioned as a multimedia machine, making it a unique model in the 98 series; It has different a different sound chip than the previous models, The OPNA rather than the usual OPN in the PC-9801-26/K, making it the predecessor to the PC-9801-73 and the more popular PC-9801-86 sound boards. It also has it's own unique graphics system that requires a special monitor, the PC-98GS-C1, and the PC-98 GS is the first model to have an integrated CD-ROM drive.

Technical specifications

PC-98 GS model 1

  • Main processor: 80386SX clocked at 20MHz
  • Secondary processor: V30 clocked at 8MHz
  • Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220
  • Graphics: Enhanced Graphic Charger (EGC)
  • RAM: 2688KB
  • Text VRAM: 12KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 1280KB
  • ROM: 96KB
  • Hard Disk drive(s): 40MB (SCSI)
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): 2× 3½-inch 2HD (1MB formatted)[fn 1]
  • Sound: Built-in PC-9801-73 components
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 3 slots
  • Other Slot(s): 1× Video board slot (C-bus Standard)

PC-98 GS model 2

  • Main processor: 80386SX clocked at 20MHz
  • Secondary processor: V30 clocked at 8MHz
  • Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220
  • Graphics: Enhanced Graphic Charger (EGC)
  • RAM: 2688KB
  • Text VRAM: 12KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 1280KB
  • ROM: 96KB
  • Hard Disk drive(s): 40MB (SCSI)
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): 2× 3½-inch 2HD (1MB formatted)[fn 1]
  • Sound: Built-in PC-9801-73 components
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 3 slots
  • Other Slot(s): 1× Video board slot (C-bus Standard)
  • CD-ROM drive(s): Built in drive

List of games

Gallery

Promotional material

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Can also read 2D and 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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