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*'''CPU:''' [[µPD70116]] clocked at 8-10MHz
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*'''Graphics:''' 2x [[µPD7220]] clocked at 2.5MHz + [[GRCG]]
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*'''RAM:''' 384KB
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*'''VRAM:'''
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**'''Text:''' 12KB
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**'''Graphic:''' 192KB
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*'''Built-in Drives''': None
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*'''Sound:''' Internal "beeper"
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*'''Expansion Slots''': 4 slots
  
 
==List of games==
 
==List of games==

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PC-9801 VM
Manufacturer: NEC
Release Date RRP Code
PC-9801 VM
JP

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The PC-9801 VM is a computer released as part of the PC-9800 series.

Hardware

While it can be difficult to determine exactly when new "generations" of PC-9800 computers begin, the PC-9801 VM is typically labeled as the most significant PC-9800 series machine, as it was during this computer's run where growth of the format was at its highest. The VM became the de facto "standard" for PC-9800 machines, cementing the use of NEC's V30 processor and typically being the machine which most PC-9800 software was designed for at the time.

The PC-9801 VM exists in multiple forms. In July 1985 consumers could choose between the cheaper "VM0" option which lacked floppy disk drives, the "VM2" variant which included two 5¼-inch drives built into the machine, and a "VM4" machine which threw in a 20MB hard drive. Such was the popularity of this model, NEC released a VM21 setup in November 1986 (which included more RAM) and a cost-reduced VM11 setup two years later.


Technical specifications

PC-9801 VM0

  • CPU: µPD70116 clocked at 8-10MHz
  • Graphics: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz + GRCG
  • RAM: 384KB
  • VRAM:
    • Text: 12KB
    • Graphic: 192KB
  • Built-in Drives: None
  • Sound: Internal "beeper"
  • Expansion Slots: 4 slots

List of games

Gallery

  • PC9801VM0.jpg

    PC-9801 VM0

  • PC-9801 VM2

  • PC9801VM4.jpg

    PC-9801 VM4

  • PC-9801 VM21

  • PC-9801 VM11

Promotional material

  • VM0/VM2 JP flyer

  • VM21 JP flyer

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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