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The PC-9800 series (PC-9800シリーズ) is a range of computers manufactured between October 1982 and 200x by NEC.

Starting with the PC-9801, the PC-9800 series became one of the dominant brands of home computers in Japan throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s. It was one of the second "big three", competing against the Sharp X68000 and FM Towns.

PC-9800 computers started along the same lines as older machines by NEC, conforming to a bespoke standard which NEC hoped to capitalise on. Under pressure from IBM PC compatibles, particularly in the early 1990s, it was forced to open up to compete, though its proprietary standards ultimately gave way to the cheaper and more versitile nature of what had been set in motion by IBM and Microsoft.

When the series was forced to work with Microsoft to create a PC-9800 compatible version of Windows 95 (then 98, then 2000), it effectively became redundant, and NEC, like its peers in the computing industry began work on PC compatibles instead. In 1997 the firm released the PC compatible PC-98NX which in turn had revisions and successors - these are not covered by NEC Retro, as while compatibility layers were created for traditional PC-9800 software, they effectively stand as IBM PCs with NEC branding, as opposed to bespoke NEC hardware.

As a significantly more popular standard than prior attempts, the PC-9800 series branched into servers (the H98 series) and laptops (the 9821 series), among other things.

Computers

Name Date Price Processor Clock Speed RAM Built-in Hard Drive Built-in 5¼ " FDD Built-in 3½ " FDD Built-in CD-ROM Video Modes
PC-9801 1982-10 8086 5MHz 128kB No No No No xx
PC-9801 F 1983-10 8086-2 5/8MHz xx 10MB 1x DD No No xx
PC-9801 E 1983-11 8086-2 5/8MHz xx No No No No xx
PC-9801 M 1984-11 8086-2 5/8MHz xx xx 2x HD No No xx
PC-9801 U 1985-05 V30 8MHz 128kB xx No 2x DD No xx
PC-9801 VF 1985-07 V30 8MHz 256kB xx 2x DD No No xx
PC-9801 VM0 1985-07 V30 10MHz 384kB xx < xx No xx
PC-9801 VM2 1985-07 V30 10MHz 384kB xx < xx No xx
PC-9801 VM4 1985-07 V30 10MHz 384kB 20MB < xx No xx
PC-9801 UV 1986-05 V30 10MHz 384kB xx xx < No xx
PC-9801 VX0 1986-10 80286 / V30 8MHz / 10MHz 640kB < No xx
PC-9801 VX4 1986-10 80286 / V30 8MHz / 10MHz 640kB 20MB < No xx
PC-9801 VM21 1986-11 V30 10MHz 640kB xx < xx No xx
PC-9801 VX01 1987-06 80286 / V30 10MHz / 10MHz < No xx
PC-9801 VX41 1987-06 80286 / V30 10MHz / 10MHz xx 20MB < No xx
PC-9801 UV21 1987-07 V30 10MHz 640kB xx < No xx
PC-9801 CV 1987-07 V30 xx < No xx
PC-9801 UX 1987-10 80286 / V30 10MHz / 8MHz < No xx
PC-9801 UX41 1987-10 80286 / V30 10MHz / 8MHz xx 20MB < No xx
PC-9801 RA2 1988-07 80386 / V30 16MHz / 8MHz < No xx
PC-9801 RA5 1988-07 80386 / V30 16MHz / 8MHz xx 40MB < No xx
PC-9801 RX4 1988-09 80286 / V30 12MHz / 8MHz xx 20MB < No xx
PC-9801 VM11 1988-11 V30 10MHz 640kB xx < xx No xx
PC-9801 UV11 1988-11 V30 10MHz 640kB xx < No xx
PC-9801 EX 1989-04 80286 / V30 12MHz / 8MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 EX4 1989-04 80286 / V30 12MHz / 8MHz xx 20MB xx < No xx
PC-9801 EX5 1989-04 80286 / V30 12MHz / 8MHz xx 40MB xx < No xx
PC-9801 ES 1989-04 80386SX / V30 16MHz / 8MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 RA21 1989-10 80386DX / V30 20MHz / 8MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 RA51 1989-10 80386DX / V30 20MHz / 8MHz 40MB < No xx
PC-9801 RS 1989-10 80386SX / V30 16MHz / 8MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 RS51 1989-10 80386SX / V30 16MHz / 8MHz 40MB < No xx
PC-9801 RX 1989-10 80286 / V30 12MHz / 8MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 RX51 1989-10 80286 / V30 12MHz / 8MHz xx 40MB < No xx
PC-9801 DA 1990-11 MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 DA/U 1990-11 MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 DS 1990-11 MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 DS/U 1990-11 MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 DX 1990-11 MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 DX/U 1990-11 MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 UR 1991-02 V30HL 16MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 UF 1991-02 V30HL 16MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 CS 1991-10 80386 16MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 FA 1992-01 i486SX xx < No xx
PC-9801 FA/U 1992-01 i486SX xx < No xx
PC-9801 FS 1992-05 80386SX 20MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 FS/U 1992-05 80386SX 20MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 FX 1992-05 80286 12MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 FX/U 1992-05 80286 12MHz xx < No xx
PC-9801 US 1992-07 80386SX 16MHz xx No xx
PC-9801 BA/U2 1993-01 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BA/U7 1993-01 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BA/M2 1993-01 < No xx
PC-9801 BX/U2 1993-01 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BX/U7 1993-01 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BX/M2 1993-01 < No xx
PC-9801 BA2/U2 1993-11 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BA2/U7 1993-11 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BA2/M2 1993-11 < No xx
PC-9801 BS2/U2 1993-11 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BS2/U7 1993-11 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BS2/M2 1993-11 < No xx
PC-9801 BX2/U2 1993-11 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BX2/U7 1993-11 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BX2/M2 1993-11 < No xx
PC-9801 BA2/U2 1995-01 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BA2/U2/W 1995-01 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BS2/U2 1995-01 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BX3/U2 1995-01 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BX3/U2/W 1995-01 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BX4/U2 1995-07 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BX4/U2/P 1995-07 xx < No xx
PC-9801 BX4/U2/C 1995-07 xx < No xx


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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