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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)^{[fn 1]}
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)^{[fn 1]}
Sound: Internal "beeper"
General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

List of games

Promotional material

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Can also read 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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+| diskdrivecount=1
+| diskdrivedimensions=5
+| diskdrivedensity=2hd
+| 2hddiskformat=1MB
+| diskdrivenote=Can also read 2DD disks.
 | sound=Internal "beeper"
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+| hddformat=SASI
+| diskdrivecount=1
+| diskdrivedimensions=5
+| diskdrivedensity=2hd
+| 2hddiskformat=1MB
+| diskdrivenote=Can also read 2DD disks.
 | sound=Internal "beeper"
 | bus=4 slots
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