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PC-9801 F

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PC-9801 F
Manufacturer: NEC
Release Date RRP Code
PC-9801 F
JP
(F1) 		¥328,000328,000
PC-9801 F
JP
(F2) 		¥398,000398,000
PC-9801 F
JP
(F3) 		¥758,000758,000

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The PC-9801 F

Hardware

The PC-9801 F is at its heart, a PC-9801 in a more convenient form factor. The CPU was swapped out for a μPD8086-2, which in additional to running at 5MHz like the PC-9801, can be switched to a faster 8MHz mode.

5¼-inch double density floppy disk drives were included as standard in the PC-9801 F, which signalled the beginning of the end of the 8-inch floppy disk format in NEC machines. Original PC-9801 users were expected to buy an expensive external PC-9881 drive for floppy disk support, which at the time cost more than the computer itself. While this peripheral (and others) are still compatible with the PC-9801 F, integrating cheaper drives represented better value for money.

The functionality of the PC-9801-01 JIS first level kanji ROM board was included as standard in the PC-9801 F, though NEC would offer the PC-9801 E a month later if this wasn't deemed necessary.

At launch, two variants of the PC-9801 F existed; the F1 with just one floppy disk drive, and the F2 with two. In October 1984, an F3 variant was added, with one floppy drive and a 10MB hard disk drive. The F3 variant also increased the RAM from 128KB to 256KB.

Technical specifications

PC-9801 F1

  • Main processor: µPD8086-2 clocked at 5-8MHz
  • Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
  • RAM: 128KB
  • Text VRAM: 12KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 192KB
  • ROM: 96KB
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): 1× 5¼-inch 2DD (640KB formatted)
  • Sound: Internal "beeper"
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

PC-9801 F2

  • Main processor: µPD8086-2 clocked at 5-8MHz
  • Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
  • RAM: 128KB
  • Text VRAM: 12KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 192KB
  • ROM: 96KB
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): 2× 5¼-inch 2DD (640KB formatted)
  • Sound: Internal "beeper"
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

PC-9801 F3

  • Main processor: µPD8086-2 clocked at 5-8MHz
  • Graphics processor: 2x µPD7220 clocked at 2.5MHz
  • RAM: 128KB
  • Text VRAM: 12KB
  • Graphics VRAM: 192KB
  • ROM: 96KB
  • Hard Disk drive(s): 10MB (SASI)
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): 1× 5¼-inch 2DD (640KB formatted)
  • Sound: Internal "beeper"
  • General Expansion Slot(s): 4 slots

List of games

Gallery

  • PC9801F1.jpg

    PC-9801 F1

  • PC-9801 F2

  • PC-9801 F3

Promotional material

  • 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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