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The '''PC-98LT''' is a model released as part of the [[PC-9800 series]]. It's the first laptop made by [[NEC]].
 
The '''PC-98LT''' is a model released as part of the [[PC-9800 series]]. It's the first laptop made by [[NEC]].
 
==Hardware==
 
==Hardware==
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The PC-98LT was NEC's answer to Toshiba's laptops, which finally started processing Japanese characters by then. The PC-98LT, like many  other releases that drop the "x1" from their naming convention, is incompatible with previous PC-9800 series software. Only the later [[PC-9801LS]] would eventually be compatible.  
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The PC-98LT was [[NEC]]'s answer to Toshiba's laptops, which finally started processing Japanese characters by then. The PC-98LT, like many  other releases that drop the "x1" from their naming convention, is incompatible with previous PC-9800 series software. Only the later [[PC-9801 LV]] would eventually be compatible.
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Due to it being NEC's first attempt at a laptop, the PC-98LT lacks many aspects that would appear in later NEC laptops and modern laptops in general, it's the only model that lacks a text VRAM. It is also the only laptop model to not have a battery, which makes it way less portable than the name suggests.
  
 
The PC-98LT's most unique hardware specifications were its independentally developped processor: The [[V50]], also known as the [[µPD70216]], which clocked at 8MHz, and also its liquid crystal display. the PC-98LT had many versions which can be divided into 2 groups: the PC-98LT x2, which can connect to the PC-98LT's printer, and the PC-98LT x1, which can't.
 
The PC-98LT's most unique hardware specifications were its independentally developped processor: The [[V50]], also known as the [[µPD70216]], which clocked at 8MHz, and also its liquid crystal display. the PC-98LT had many versions which can be divided into 2 groups: the PC-98LT x2, which can connect to the PC-98LT's printer, and the PC-98LT x1, which can't.
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==List of games==
 
==List of games==
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==Promotional material==
 
==Promotional material==

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PC-98LT
Manufacturer: NEC
Release Date RRP Code
Template:PC98LT JP
(LT1) 		¥238,000238,000
Template:PC98LT JP
(LT2) 		¥288,000288,000
Template:PC98LT JP
(LT11) 		¥238,000238,000
Template:PC98LT JP
(LT12) 		¥288,000288,000
Template:PC98LT JP
(LT21) 		¥288,000288,000

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The PC-98LT is a model released as part of the PC-9800 series. It's the first laptop made by NEC.

Hardware

The PC-98LT was NEC's answer to Toshiba's laptops, which finally started processing Japanese characters by then. The PC-98LT, like many other releases that drop the "x1" from their naming convention, is incompatible with previous PC-9800 series software. Only the later PC-9801 LV would eventually be compatible.

Due to it being NEC's first attempt at a laptop, the PC-98LT lacks many aspects that would appear in later NEC laptops and modern laptops in general, it's the only model that lacks a text VRAM. It is also the only laptop model to not have a battery, which makes it way less portable than the name suggests.

The PC-98LT's most unique hardware specifications were its independentally developped processor: The V50, also known as the µPD70216, which clocked at 8MHz, and also its liquid crystal display. the PC-98LT had many versions which can be divided into 2 groups: the PC-98LT x2, which can connect to the PC-98LT's printer, and the PC-98LT x1, which can't.

Technical specifications

PC-98LT model 1/2

  • Main processor: µPD70216 clocked at 8MHz
  • Graphics processor: 1x(?) µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz(?)
  • Display: 2 color liquid crystal display
  • RAM: 384KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 32KB
  • ROM: 512KB
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): 1× 3½-inch 2HD (1MB formatted)[fn 1]
  • Sound: No sound
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 0 slots

PC-98LT model 11/12/21

  • Main processor: µPD70216 clocked at 8MHz
  • Graphics processor: 1x(?) µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz(?)
  • Display: 2 color liquid crystal display
  • RAM: 640KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 32KB
  • ROM: 512KB
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): 1× 3½-inch 2HD (1MB formatted)[fn 1]
  • Sound: No sound
  • Other Slot(s): 1× Modem slot


List of games

Promotional material

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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